# Accident 19920920037719A: Mooney M20K, Weston, WV, September 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1992, 20:01 local time
- Place: Weston, WV
- Airport: Louis Bennett Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0390° N, 80.4595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0390&lon=-80.4595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99693, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99693-1997-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920920037719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DISREGARDED OIL STREAKS FROM ENGINE. LOST POWER EN ROUTE. CRASHED TRYING FOR AIRPORT. CYLINDER HOLDDOWN STUDS BROKE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO92FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA152), Sep 21, 1992: Mooney M20K (N99693), Weston, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE INADEQUATE TORQUE OF THE NO. 1 CYLINDER ATTACH BOLTS AND STUDS, FATIQUE FAILURE OF THE BOLTS/STUDS, AND SEPARATION OF THE NO. 1 CYLINDER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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