Accident · 1991-04-02

NTSB case MIA91LA115 · PIPER PA-28-181 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-04-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-181 (N8156E)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Sun Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SUN AVIATION, INC.

Probable cause

FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS OF A SERVICE BULLETIN DURING THE MAJOR OVERHAUL OF THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN FAILURE TO DETECT A FOREIGN OBJECT UNDER THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR. AS A RESULT THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR BECAME LOOSE AND QUIT TURNING RESULTING IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

Source: NTSB case MIA91LA115

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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