# NTSB NYC81FNE12: Mooney M20F, N3565N, Oakham, MA, March 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1981
- Place: Oakham, MA · OAKHAM, MA
- Location: 42.3529° N, 72.0454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakham, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3529&lon=-72.0454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FNE12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0418   81/3/1    OAKHAM,MA           MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 333
        TIME - 1005                    N3565N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORWOOD,MA                  BARRE,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 2 CONNECTING ROD BOLT,PN 75060,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3565N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3565N-1983-11-14), registration cancelled 1983-11-14, S/N 680099, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (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 19810301006239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301006239A), Mar 1, 1981: Mooney M20F, Oakham, MA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing after engine failure.

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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