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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Willcox, AZ · May 25, 1994

Date
May 25, 1994 · 18:00 local
Place
Willcox, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50105
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW94LA181
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,568 total1,100 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Runway prop and vibration at cruise. Landed rough desert. Crankshaft bearing spun. Blocked oil. Broke two rods.

As the FAA filed it

RUNWAY PROP AND VIBRATION AT CRUISE. LANDED ROUGH DESERT. CRANKSHAFT BEARING SPUN. BLOCKED OIL. BROKE TWO RODS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.