ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366022
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| Date: | Sunday 21 October 1990 |
| Time: | 15:26 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5506P |
| MSN: | 24-369 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1891 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-A1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Savannah, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Walterboro, SC (RBW |
| Sanford, FL (KSFB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, AT ABOUT 2000 FEET, THE ENGINE QUIT WITH A BANG. OIL COVERED THE WINDSCREEN. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO A SWAMPY, MARSHY AREA, WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE BY A MECHANIC REVEALED THAT THE NO. 5 & 6 CONNECTING RODS HAD SEPARATED. THE DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE RESULT OF A ROD CAP BOLT FAILURE. THE ENGINE HAD 1851 TOTAL HOURS. A TOP OVERHAUL WAS COMPLETED ABOUT 875 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause: TOTAL FAILURE OF A CONNECTING ROD CAP BOLT WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL91LA007
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 16:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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