# Accident 20120525008979A: Mooney M20J, Ozark, AR, May 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2012, 15:36 local time
- Place: Ozark, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5108° N, 93.8394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5108&lon=-93.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2159D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159D-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A3B6D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 468 total, 143 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120525008979A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 25, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1536 CDT, N2159D, A MOONEY M20J AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE OZARK-FRANKLIN COUNTY AIRPORT LOCATED IN OZARK, AR.  IN CRUISE FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 7,500 THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE.  AN UNSUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED, WITH THE PILOT OVERFLYING THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A FIELD 778 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS WITH FLIGHT FOLLOWING.

## 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 CEN12LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA326), May 25, 2012: Mooney M20J (N2159D), Ozark, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a connecting rod due to oil starvation.

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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