ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368994
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| Date: | Sunday 2 April 1989 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: | Martin SORRELL HIPERLIGHT |
| Owner/operator: | Lopez, Dale Allen |
| Registration: | N85HL |
| MSN: | 082 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 108 hours |
| Engine model: | ROTAX 277 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Liano, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AN ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE PISTON HAD SEIZED WITH FOUR POINTS OF CONTACT ALONG THE CYLINDER WALL. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RECENTLY OVERHAULED AND HAD 1.1 TOTAL HOURS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TWO CYCLE ENGINE (MANUFACTURERED BY ROTAX) HELD NO FAA APPROVAL BY EITHER TYPE CERTIFICATE OR PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE.
Probable Cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A SEIZED PISTON.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX89DUQ03
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 09:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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