ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369833
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| Date: | Sunday 11 September 1988 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2616R |
| MSN: | 8258316 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3012 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Detroit Lakes, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Detroit Lakes, MN (DTL |
| Hibbing, MN (KHIB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE INITIAL CLIMBOUT, AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 200' AGL, THE POWERPLANT FAILED COMPLETELY. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN AN PLOWED FIELD, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT 'THE NO. 1 PISTON HAD BROKEN UP THEN WAS NEARLY PULVERIZED BY INTERNAL IMPACTS.' THE REMAINING PISTONS WERE INTACT. DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION REVEALED FRACTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CASTING SPLIT LINE IN THE NO. 2 PISTON 'IDENTICAL TO THE FRACTURE LOCATION OF NO. 1 PISTON.'
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88LA235
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 18:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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