Mooney M20K N231KB

Summary

On 4 November 1985 at about 03:00 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N231KB, operated by James J.karnes, was involved in an accident near Spring Hill, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 November 1985 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Spring Hill, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.7504, -94.8208

Aircraft

Mooney M20K

Registration

N231KB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James J.karnes

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tulsa → Grandview

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MKC86LA021

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM A BUSINESS FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED THROUGH A FENCE AND THEN IMPACTED A POLE WITH ONE WING. THE PILOT STATED THAT ONE CONNECTING ROD CAME THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND A ROD CAP WAS FOUND OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE PILOT LISTED TOTAL TIME 1800 ON THE ENGINE AND 1150 HOURS ON THE BROKEN PARTS. ENGINE TEARDOWN AND INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL THE ORIGIN OF THE FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.