# NTSB Accident WPR13FA169
> **MOONEY M20A** · 2013-03-28 · Wikieup, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13FA169
- **Event ID:** 20130328X51911
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-03-28
- **Location:** Wikieup, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.605556, -113.491111
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20A
- **Registration:** N6018X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The manufacture and installation of a nonstandard part by unknown maintenance personnel to compensate for a bent, misaligned crankshaft propeller flange, which resulted in the improper clearance of the bearings on the crankshaft journal, a loss of oil pressure, overheating of the bearings, and the failure of a connecting rod during cruise flight.

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