ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359590
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| Date: | Sunday 6 November 1994 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N734LJ |
| MSN: | 17268935 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3133 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hudson, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake Elmo, MN (21D) |
| (21D) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2,500 FEET WHEN HE FELT INCREASING VIBRATION IN THE AIRPLANE, THEN THE ENGINE 'FROZE'. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FRESHLY PLOWED (SOFT) FIELD. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. POSTACCIDENT ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED THE EXHAUST VALVE ON THE #4 CYLINDER HAD LOOSENED AND FALLEN INTO THE CYLINDER. THE AIRPLANE HAD FLOWN 6 HOURS SINCE THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION, AND 77 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL ON THE ENGINE.
Probable Cause: inadequate maintenance (major overhaul) by maintenance personnel which resulted in the total loss of engine power. Soft terrain was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA032
History of this aircraft
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| 18 October 2023 | N734LJ | Harpy Aviation LLC | 0 | Bandera State Airport (4W0), Bandera, WA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 12:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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