Accident Mooney M20K N3947H, Monday 14 October 1991

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Date:	Monday 14 October 1991
Time:	20:15 LT
Type:	Mooney M20K
Owner/operator:	Northern Harvest Furniture,inc
Registration:	N3947H
MSN:	25-0450
Year of manufacture:	1980
Engine model:	Continental TSIO-360-GBI
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Knox, IN - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	St. Louis, MO (KSTL)
Destination airport:	Bay City, MI (3CM)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 11,000 FEET THE PILOT NOTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND '0' OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRPLANE WAS VECTORED TO THE CLOSEST AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A CORN FIELD AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN ROD ON THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER.

Probable Cause: THE OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE #2 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO REACH A SUITABLE LANDING AREA.

Accident investigation: