Accident · 1990-04-27

NTSB case FTW90LA102 · PIPER PA-32-260 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date
1990-04-27
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Minor injury
Aircraft
PIPER PA-32-260 (N7732J)
Operating rule
Part 135
Operator
Martinaire Aviation L.L.C. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
MARTINAIRE

Probable cause

AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A DISCONNECT IN THE MAGNETO DRIVE TRAIN CAUSED BY THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR NOT BEING PROPERLY INSTALLED AND SECURED DURING A RECENT ENGINE OVERHAUL.

Source: NTSB case FTW90LA102

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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