Accident · 1989-04-24

NTSB case LAX89LA171 · PIPER PA-22 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-04-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-22 (N840A)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: STEVE WANDT Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): STEVE WANDT

Probable cause

THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF FUEL LINES BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHO INSTALLED THE ENGINE.

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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