# NTSB FTW79FPG25: Mooney M20C, N9299V, Hasty, AR, April 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1979
- Place: Hasty, AR · HASTY, AR
- Location: 36.0151° N, 93.0477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hasty, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0151&lon=-93.0477&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0539   79/4/4  NR.HASTY,AR           MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 800
        TIME - 1530                    N9299V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WETUMKA,OK                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ROCKY HILLSIDE.#4 CONNECTING ROD FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9299V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9299V-1979-07-11), registration cancelled 1979-07-11, S/N 690085 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790404006439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790404006439A), Apr 4, 1979: Mooney M20C, Hasty, AR, Substantial damage. Engine failed in flight. Failure of number 4 connecting rod.

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.

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