ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376957
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| Date: | Thursday 20 June 1985 |
| Time: | 12:35 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Patrick Albano |
| Registration: | N7750N |
| MSN: | 28-5195 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1123 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Orleans, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Cincinnati, OH (KLUK) |
| St.louis, MO (KSUS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING FLT, THE PLT NOTED THAT THE ENG RPM DROPPED FROM 2500 TO 2000. HE COULD NOT RESTORE THE RPM. HE THEN HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENG COMPARTMENT & THE ENG SEIZED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING AN EMERG LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. A TEARDOWN OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE #3 ROD, PN 74502-S, WAS BROKEN, BENT & WEDGED BETWEEN THE #4 ROD & ENG CASE. THE #3 BEARING SURFACE ON THE CRANKSHAFT WAS GALLED & BOTH ROD BOLTS ON THE #3 CONNECTING ROD WERE BROKEN. ALSO, THE #2 & #4 CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS, PN 72218, HAD SPUN. METAL PARTICALS WERE FOUND THRU-OUT THE ENG. THERE WAS STILL 5-1/2 QTS OF OIL IN THE ENG.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI85FEX03
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2024 06:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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