Accident · 1998-05-28
What the record says
- Event date
- 1998-05-28
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414 (N888AA)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
the slipped number two bearing in the airplane's right engine, which blocked the bearing's oil feed line, causing the bearing and the crankshaft to overheat and fracture. A factor contributing to this accident was the trees.
Source: NTSB case CHI98LA178Flight 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.