Accident · 2004-07-11
What the record says
- Event date
- 2004-07-11
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- PZL-Mielec M-18T (N7077N)
- Operating rule
- Part 137
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The propeller went to an overspeed condition as a result of contamination of the propeller control unit due to improper servicing by the operator and the mechanic. A factor was the hilly terrain.
Source: NTSB case CHI04TA193Flight 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.