Accident · 1989-01-30
What the record says
- Event date
- 1989-01-30
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA-28-161 (N8163F)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Condor Aviation LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- CONDOR AVIATION
Probable cause
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A LOOSE SPARK PLUG WITH THE REMINAING PLUGS FOULED WITH CARBON DEPOSITS.
Source: NTSB case LAX89LA098Flight 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.