ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364912
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| Date: | Monday 15 July 1991 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Rhumb Line Ltd |
| Registration: | N646RL |
| MSN: | 28R35013 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2888 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | So. Lake Tahoe, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Reno, NV (KRNO) |
| Carlsbad, CA (KCRQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA, IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH AN AIRPORT AND DITCHED IN THE LAKE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AFTER THE ACCIDENT DISCLOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT FAILED. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THE FAILURE RESULTED FROM FATIGUE INDUCED BY A NON-METALLIC INCLUSION IN THE SHAFT.
Probable Cause: ENGINE FAILUE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT RESULTING FROM FAILURE INDUCED BY A NON-METALLIC INCLUSION IN THE SHAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX91LA314
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 20:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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