ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377599
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 March 1985 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20F |
| Owner/operator: | Michael Denyer |
| Registration: | N6399Q |
| MSN: | 670482 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rock Hill, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gastonia, NC |
| Rock Hill, SC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A VFR FLT, THE PLT REPORTED A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE AIRFRAME. PWR WAS REDUCED IN AN ATTEMPT TO LESSEN THE VIBRATION AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A TOTAL LOSS OF PWR WAS EXPERIENCED AND THE PLT ESTABLISHED A GLIDE TO THE NEAREST LANDING AREA. DURING THE APCH, THE PLT STATED, THE AIRSPEED WAS EXCESSIVE AND HE OVERSHOT THE INTENDED LANDING AREA RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH TREES. EXAMINATION OF THE ENG DISCLOSED THE CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED. LAB ANALYSIS OF THE SHAFT INDICATED THE FRACTURE WAS A FATIGUE FAILURE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL85LA110
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 14:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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