ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364789
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| Date: | Thursday 1 August 1991 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M-20F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6848V |
| MSN: | 221 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1461 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360AIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wood River, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks, AK (FAI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED THT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PROPELLER STOPPED TURNING WITHIN SIX REVOLUTIONS WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS FORCED TO LAND ON A SAND BAR ON THE WOOD RIVER. DURING THE LANDING THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD CAP FROM THE NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH FROM THE MATING SURFACE, ABEAM THE HEAD OF THE CONNECTING ROD BOLT.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD COP DUE TO FATIGUE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH SURFACE OF THE FORCED LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91LA113
History of this aircraft
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| 22 February 1964 | N1333W | Non commercial | 0 | Amarillo, Texas | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 18:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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