Accident · 1994-06-01

NTSB case LAX94LA233 · PIPER PA-28R-201T · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-06-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28R-201T (N36025)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Rainbow Air, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): RAINBOW AIR

Probable cause

the fatigue fracture of the crankshaft due to improper maintenance installation of the number 1 cylinder and the inadequate torquing of the case through bolts at that location.

Source: NTSB case LAX94LA233

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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