ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378394
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| Date: | Friday 21 September 1984 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Orlando Aero Club Inc. |
| Registration: | N65484 |
| MSN: | 15281581 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2614 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Orlando, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Albany, GA (KABY) |
| Orlando, FL (KORL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLT EXPERIENCED ENG FAILURE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE NUMBER THREE CONNECTING ROD SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT WHEN THE CONNECTING ROD BOLTS FAILED. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE BOLTS REVEALED THEY HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO EXTREME HEAT CAUSING SOFTENING OF THE BOLT MATERIAL AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE IN AN OVERSTRESS CONDITION. THE CONNECTING ROD WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE BEEN OVERHEATED IN THE AREA OF THE BEARING BETWEEN THE CONNECTING ROD AND CRANKSHAFT INDICATING FAILURE AND OVERHEATING OF THE BEARING.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA84LA257
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 December 1986 | N65484 | Orlando Aero Club, Inc. | 0 | Orlando, FL | |
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| 12 April 1993 | N65484 | Orlando Aero Club, Inc. | 0 | Orlando, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2024 08:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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