ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43516
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| Date: | Friday 9 May 1986 |
| Time: | 02:38 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 680FL |
| Owner/operator: | Suburban Air Freight |
| Registration: | N1198Z |
| MSN: | 1608-116 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7340 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IGSO-540-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Island, NE -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Omaha, NE (OMA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE TWIN ENG ACFT CRASHED AND BURNED 4 MILES NORTH OF THE airport WHILE ON AN INSTRUMENT APCH. THE PLT HAD TRANSMITTED THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE #5 CYLINDER WAS FOUND DETACHED FROM THE LEFT ENGINE BUT THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERED. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THE #5 CYLINDER ATTACHMENTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED. NO PREIMPACT FAILURE COULD BE FOUND WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS FOUND IN FEATHERED POSITION. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X33644
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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