# Accident 19940525018769A: Mooney M20J, Willcox, AZ, May 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1994, 18:00 local time
- Place: Willcox, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4301° N, 109.8805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4301&lon=-109.8805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50105 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,568 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940525018769A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW94LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA181), May 26, 1994: Mooney M20J (N50105), Willcox, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. FACTORS WERE THE PREVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AT THE PILOT'S DISPOSAL FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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