Accident · 1992-07-31
What the record says
- Event date
- 1992-07-31
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- ROCKWELL 112TC (N4581W)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- KEVIN D. NIELSEN Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- KEVIN D. NIELSEN
Probable cause
A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO EXCESSIVE CARBON DEPOSITS ON THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE, AND, THE PILOTS ATTEMPTED OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES.
Source: NTSB case LAX92LA327Flight 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.