Accident · 1989-03-26

NTSB case CHI89LA063 · BEECH 95-B-55 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-03-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: BEECH 95-B-55 (N27WF)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CASEBOLT, FON Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CASEBOLT, FON

Probable cause

A FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DUE TO A CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT FAILURE. THE PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A LARGE MUDDY AREA, BOGGED DOWN AND NOSED OVER.

Source: NTSB case CHI89LA063

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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