ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368097
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| Date: | Friday 1 September 1989 |
| Time: | 11:38 LT |
| Type: |  Stinson 108 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N97628 |
| MSN: | 108-628 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6A4-165 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cool, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Auburn, CA (KAUN) |
| Georgetown, CA (Q61 | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE CLIMBING TO CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE SUSTAINED A LOSS OF POWER. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON AN ACCESS ROAD. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, BUT DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE LEFT WHEEL PANT STRUCK A ROAD MARKER. THE AIRPLANE THEN YAWED TO THE LEFT, EXITED THE ROADWAY, AND WENT THRU A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND ONTO A DIRT FIELD. AN ENGINE EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THE #2 PISTON WAS DESTROYED. THE PISTON WAS NOT IDENTIFIED AS BEING THE CORRECT ONE FOR THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAD ACCRUED 145 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL. THE OVERHAUL WAS PERFORMED BY AN A&P MECHANIC.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE #2 PISTON. FAILURE OF THE MECHANIC TO PROPERLY OVERHAUL THE ENGINE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX89LA298
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2024 07:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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