# Accident 19940908026049A: Mooney M20C, Hanston, KS, September 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1994, 11:00 local time
- Place: Hanston, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1196° N, 99.7097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1196&lon=-99.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9310V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9310V-1995-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 844 total, 456 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940908026049A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG OIL ON WINDSHIELD. STRUCK WIRES TRYING FOR A ROAD. CONNECTING ROD FAILED.

## 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 CHI94LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA315), Sep 8, 1994: Mooney M20F (N9310V), Hanston, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the number two connecting rod. Factors in the accident were the fouled windshield utility wires, the road sign, and the telephone pole.

## Other reports on N9310V (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19921111050189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921111050189I), Nov 11, 1992: Mooney M20F (N9310V), Wichita, KS. Approach misssed due to distraction of becoming low on fuel. Flight assist requested. Fuel exhaustion while taxiing
- [Incident 19861028061849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861028061849I), Oct 28, 1986: Mooney M20F (N9310V), Peachtree City, GA, Minor damage. Gear could not be fully extended by any means for landing. Collapsed on rollout. Cause unreported.

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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