ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131626
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| Date: | Friday 6 December 1991 |
| Time: | 15:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | James A. Orcutt |
| Registration: | N7411J |
| MSN: | 28-24776 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3600 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lawrenceville, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lawrenceville, GA |
| Wetumpka, AL (08A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ENG LOST PARTIAL POWER AND PLT TURNED BACK TOWARD DEPARTURE ARPT. AFTER TURN PLT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE WAS ZERO. ENG THEN LOST ALL POWER. ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND A DITCH WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING. A POST CRASH FIRE ERRUPTED AND CONSUMED THE ACFT. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENG ASSEMBLY REVEALED NUMBERS 1, 2, AND 3 CONNECTING RODS WERE DISCONNECTED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE ROD BEARINGS WERE BURNED AND SCORED. THE ENGINE OIL PUMP WAS INTACT. THE ENG ACCESSORIES HAD BURNED AWAY AND THE CAUSE OF CONNECTING ROD SEPARATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Probable Cause: THE SEPARATION OF NUMBERS 1,2, AND 3 CONNECTING RODS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA92LA039
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Apr-2024 11:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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