Accident · 1991-04-05

NTSB case CHI91LA121 · PIPER PA-28-161 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-04-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-161 (N2366W)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Northwest Flyers, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NORTHWEST FLYERS INC

Probable cause

THE MECHANIC'S NOT UNDERSTANDING THE IDENTIFYING MARKS ON THE REPLACEMENT PART. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT THE MECHANIC WAS PROVIDED WITH AN IMPROPER PART.

Source: NTSB case CHI91LA121

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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