ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365061
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 June 1991 |
| Time: | 16:21 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Alas Del Caribe Airlines |
| Registration: | N5513J |
| MSN: | 32-970 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-E4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Culebra, PR -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ST. THOMAS (KSTT) |
| Fajaro, PR (X95) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER DESCENDING, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING. HE INITIATED A TURN TO LAND AT AN ARPT ON A NEARBY ISLAND BUT STATED THE ENG THEN QUIT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LAND AT THE ARPT AND DITCHED THE ACFT. THE ENG WAS RECOVERED, AND THE OIL SUMP WAS DETERIORATED DUE TO SALT WATER IMMERSION. THE ENG WAS DISASSEMBLED WHICH REVEALED THE NO. 5 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD FAILED DUE TO OIL EXHAUSTION DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. DURING THE DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENG ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF OIL WERE FOUND. THE LOGBOOKS RECORDED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND THE ACFT HAD OPERATED ABOUT 1 HOUR SINCE.
Probable Cause: OIL EXHAUSTION FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA91LA168
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 06:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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