Accident · 1991-07-08

NTSB case ATL91LA125 · PIPER PA-12 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-07-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-12 (N4401M)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Sky Signs LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SKY SIGNS, INC.

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING SITE AND THE WATER DITCHING.

Source: NTSB case ATL91LA125

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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