# Accident 20070831019969A: Mooney M20K, Fort Wayne, IN, August 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2007, 16:32 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9783° N, 85.1950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9783&lon=-85.1950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231BQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231BQ-2017-05-31) (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 TSIO360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070831019969A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI07LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA287), Aug 31, 2007: Mooney M20K (N231BQ), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of one of the number two cylinder connecting rod bolts.

## Other reports on N231BQ (1)

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

- [Incident 19800405047869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800405047869I), Apr 5, 1980: Mooney M20K (N231BQ), Chester, CT, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after run-up. Failure where push pull rod connects to gear.

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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