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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Fort Wayne, IN · August 31, 2007

Date: August 31, 2007 · 16:32 local
Place: Fort Wayne, IN
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N231BQ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI07LA287
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N231BQRegistration cancelled May 31, 2017 · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0119 · Built 1979 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft landed off airport adjacent to the Fort Wayne international airport due to engine failure caused by rod disconnecting from crankshaft and puncturing the crankcase. Aircraft came to rest in a corn field sustaining substantial damage to the airframe. No injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF AIRPORT ADJACENT TO THE FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY ROD DISCONNECTING FROM CRANKSHAFT AND PUNCTURING THE CRANKCASE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A CORN FIELD SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI07LA287Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFort Wayne, INA total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of one of the number two cylinder connecting rod bolts.Aug 31, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N231BQ · 1

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

Incident 19800405047869IEngine Run-Up · Chester, CTNose gear collapsed after run-up. Failure where push pull rod connects to gear.Apr 5, 1980 · Minor damage