- Date
- March 2, 1982, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Belton, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6318QMooney M20F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820302001419A
- Case key
- 69923
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After leveling at 2500 ft, oil fumes were noted, but no abnormal indications were noted on the engine gauges. The pilot suspected oil had been spilled during a repair before takeoff. A short time later, the engine RPM began to increase & was adjusted by the pilot. Subsequently, the engine failed. During a forced landing, the pilot was unable to reach a road & landed in a field. The main gear failed after hitting a ditch. The right wing was damaged after contacting the ground & the left wing hit a fence. An examination revealed there was oil along the left side of the fuselage. A hole was found in the engine case between the number 2 & 4 cylinders. The inlet oil line to the oil cooler had chafed against the exhaust stack & was leaking. It should have been routed under a heat shield & away from the exhaust stack. The oil line should have been a standard, medium pressure, stratoflex hose (MIL-H-8794D) reinforced with a fiber braids & a steel braid. The installed hose had a single fiber braid covering.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6318Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 670411
- Airframe hours
- 1,884
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David E. Rabold
- Registered owner
- Seven One X Incorporated
- Departed
- Greenville, KY
- Destination
- M21 · Bowling Green, KY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 110 total · 21 in this make and model · 47 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.