Accident · 1990-04-27
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 FTW90LA102Flight 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.