Accident · 1989-11-25

NTSB case FTW90LA035 · BEECH V35 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-11-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: BEECH V35 (N27007)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

IMPROPER OVERHAUL OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL THAT LED TO THE COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL DUE TO AN UNDERTORQUED OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO DETECT THE CONDITION DURING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

Source: NTSB case FTW90LA035

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.

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