Mooney M20F N6399Q

Summary

On 6 March 1985 at about 23:30 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N6399Q was involved in an accident near Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 March 1985 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney M20F

Registration

N6399Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gastonia → Rock Hill

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85LA110

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.