ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370583
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| Date: | Friday 29 July 1988 |
| Time: | 15:01 LT |
| Type: | Rearwin 8500 |
| Owner/operator: | Otto Thress, Jr. |
| Registration: | N15855 |
| MSN: | 455 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3744 hours |
| Engine model: | unknown LEBOND 85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glendale, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pocoima, CA (KWHP) |
| Long Beech, CA (KLGB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD PENETRATED A TCA WITHOUT CLEARANCE WHEN, AT THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, A POLICE HELICOPTER GAVE CHASE. AS THE HELICOPTER NEARED THE AIRPLANE THE HELICOPTER CREW REPORTED THAT PARTS WERE FALLING FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE HELICOPTER FOLLOWED THE AIRPLANE AS IT DESCENDED AND TOUCHED DOWN IN A ROUGH DRY RIVER BED. THE AIRPLANES LANDING GEAR SHEARED ON TOUCHDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. AN ENGINE EXAM REVEALED A CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED AND SHEARED THE PROPELLER.
Probable Cause: SEPERATION OF AN ENGINE CYLINDER THAT MOVED INTO THE PLANE OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER BLADES. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE SHEARED BY THE DISLODGED CYLINDER. THE ROUGH LANDING SURFACE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX88FA273
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 12:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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