Accident · 1991-04-20

NTSB case ATL91LA085 · PIPER PA-28R-200 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-04-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28R-200 (N503G)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: AZTEC AVIATION, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AZTEC AVIATION, INC.

Probable cause

RUPTURE OF A HIGH-TIME, RUBBER, OIL COOLER HOSE, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, OIL EXHAUSTION, AND SEIZURE OF THE ENGINE.

Source: NTSB case ATL91LA085

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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