ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369503
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| Date: | Thursday 17 November 1988 |
| Time: | 13:54 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210B |
| Owner/operator: | E - Z Flite |
| Registration: | N5021P |
| MSN: | 21058045 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2256 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Uriah, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Peachtree City, GA |
| New Orleans, LA (MSY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE CRUISING AT 6500 FT, THE ENG LOST POWER & THE PROP STOPPED WINDMILLING. THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY. DRG THE LANDING, THE RIGHT WING HIT OVERHANGING TREE LIMBS WHICH YAWED THE ACFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD & DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE ENG WAS REMOVED & DISASSEMBLED WHICH REVEALED THE CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE AT THE #2 CRANK CHEEK. FATIGUE HAD ORIGINATED AT THE FRONT CORNER OF THE #2 CHEEK LIGHTENING HOLE. THE ENG WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1961. IN 1962, THE MANUFACTURER REDESIGNED THE CRANKSHAFT FOR THIS MODEL OF ENG BY ELIMINATING THE LIGHTENING HOLE. IN MAY 1962, CONTINENTAL SVC BULLETIN (SB) M62-8 ADZD OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE IMPROVED CRANKSHAFT. THE ENG OF N5021P WAS OVERHAULED ON 7/21/75 AT 1486 HRS. AT THAT TIME, THE CRANKSHAFT WAS REMOVED, MAGNAFLUXED & REINSTALLED. TIME SINCE OVERHAUL WAS 695 HRS. TOTAL ENG TIME WAS 2181 HRS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89LA034
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 15:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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