ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375782
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Date: | Thursday 26 December 1985 |
Time: | 12:08 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-34T-22OT |
Owner/operator: | Marco Arvizi |
Registration: | XB-DRL |
MSN: | 34-8133255 |
Total airframe hrs: | 250 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TS10-360KB |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Tucson, AZ -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Obregon, SONDRA |
Destination airport: | Nogales, AZ (KOLS) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING A TRANS BORDER VFR X-COUNTRY FLT, THE PLT NOTICED 'OIL SPIRTING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE' WITH SMOKE, & HE SHUT IT DOWN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE TUCSON ATCT, WHO CLEARED THE ACFT TO LAND STRAIGHT IN ON RWY 29L. TOWER PERSONNEL OBSERVED THE ACFT PORPOISE ABOUT 7,000 FT DOWN THE RWY BEFORE GROUND LOOPING AND SLIDING OFF THE LEFT SIDE. THE ACFT & ENGINES HAD ABOUT 249 HOURS TOTAL TIME. EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT ENGINE REVEALED A 3/4 INCH CRACK IN THE LOWER FRONT WELD SEAM OF THE OIL COOLER. THE CRACK WAS ONLY VISABLE UNDER PRESSURE TESTING.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX86LA075 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX86LA075
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-Mar-2024 09:25 |
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