ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375963
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| Date: | Monday 4 November 1985 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N68414 |
| MSN: | 15282288 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2554 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hughes, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Little Rock, AR (KLIT) |
| Memphis, TN (KMEM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE TRAINING FLT PROGRESSED NORMALLY UNTIL A LOSS OF PWR FORCED THE STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING TO A PLOWED FIELD SHORT OF THERI DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING SUBSTAINTIALLY DAMAGED THEIR AIRCRAFT. AN ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE 2554 HOUR ENGINE SUSTAINED A FAILURE OF THE NO. 1 CYLINDER ROD CAP BOLT. THE ROD BOLT DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY PRE-EXISTING CRAC KS. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED 32 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE DURING AN ANNUAL INSP. THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED TIME BETWEEN OVERHAUL WAS EXCEEDED BY 554 HOURS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC86LA022
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 2002 | N68414 | Comair Aviation Academy | 0 | Sanford, Florida | |
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| 29-Mar-2024 11:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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