Accident · 1991-05-10

NTSB case MIA91FA140 · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-3C · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1991-05-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-3C (N134FS)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Four Star Aviation Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FOUR STAR AVIATION

Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VS) AFTER A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE NO. 8 ENGINE ASSEMBLY CYLINDER. THIS RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (STALL), AND IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case MIA91FA140

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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