ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180635
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| Date: | Friday 23 October 2015 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Bec Industries Ltd |
| Registration: | N43249 |
| MSN: | 32-7400042 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4610 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SE of Bluemont, near Paxton, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Upperville, VA (2VG2) |
| Belmar/farmingdale, NJ (BLM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot stated that, after departure, while climbing through 4,500 ft mean sea level, engine power decreased, the engine "vibrated violently," and he noted that the oil pressure dropped to zero. Soon after, the engine experienced a total loss of power and the pilot elected to perform a forced landing to a nearby field. An examination of the engine revealed that the No. 5 connecting rod had separated from the crankshaft. While several of the cylinders and connecting rods exhibited corrosion, the root cause for the separation of the No. 5 connecting rod from the crankshaft could not be determined. The manufacturer recommended a time between overhaul of 2,000 hours of operation or 12 years, whichever occurs first. At the time of the accident, the engine had accumulated about 2,500 hours of operation in the approximate 17 years since its last overhaul.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of the separation of the No. 5 connecting rod for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2015 05:06 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Oct-2015 21:28 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Feb-2018 13:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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