# Accident 19951013036079A: Mooney M20K, Dalton, GA, October 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1995, 19:32 local time
- Place: Dalton, GA
- Airport: Dalton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7605° N, 84.9702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7605&lon=-84.9702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3983H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3983H-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360MB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 428 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951013036079A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE ON CLIMB AT FL70. OVERSHOT EMERGENCY AIRPORT ROD BOLTS BROKE ON TWO CONNECTING 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 ATL96LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA005), Oct 13, 1995: Mooney M20K (N3983H), Dalton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Oil starvation for an unknown reason, which resulted in progressive connecting rod failure and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors relating to the accident were: the unfavoable weather and light…

## Other reports on N3983H (2)

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

- [Incident 20140603006819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140603006819I), Jun 3, 2014: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N3983H), Peru, IN, Minor damage. On June 3, 2014 at 1155 Mooney M20K aircraft N3983H landed with gear up at Peru airport (I760, Indiana. 1 pilot onboard with no passengers and no injuries.…
- [Accident 19941228043019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941228043019A), Dec 28, 1994: Mooney M20K (N3983H), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Rough engine on climbout. Overshot runway on return. Ran into a fence. Cause engine problem to be explored.

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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