Accident · 1992-09-20

NTSB case BFO92FA152 · MOONEY M20K · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-09-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: MOONEY M20K (N99693)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: T AND S RENTALS Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): T AND S RENTALS

Probable cause

TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE INADEQUATE TORQUE OF THE NO. 1 CYLINDER ATTACH BOLTS AND STUDS, FATIQUE FAILURE OF THE BOLTS/STUDS, AND SEPARATION OF THE NO. 1 CYLINDER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND HILLY TERRAIN, WHICH WERE UNSUITABLE FOR A FORCED LANDING.

Source: NTSB case BFO92FA152

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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