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| Date: | Friday 14 August 2015 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  North American T-28A Trojan |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N14124 |
| MSN: | 51-3693 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5772 hours |
| Engine model: | Wright 1820F56 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Las Cruces International Airport, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Las Cruces, NM (LRU) |
| El Paso, TX (KELP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
About 5 minutes after takeoff, the engine lost power and the pilot turned back toward the departure airport to make a forced landing. The airplane touched down about ½ mile short of the runway on uneven terrain, seriously injuring the pilot. The pilot was transported to a hospital via helicopter, but died four days later.
Examination of the engine revealed failure of the No. 6 cylinder connecting rod. The connecting rod was most likely initially damaged during ground operations when the propeller was improperly rotated when a cylinder was hydraulically locked. The investigation was not able to determine when the initial damage occurred.
Probable Cause: Failure of the No. 6 cylinder connecting rod, due to improper rotation of the propeller during a previous hydraulic lock.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=14124
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 May 2003 | N14124 | 0 | Houston, Texas | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2015 01:03 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Aug-2015 13:06 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2015 13:40 | Anon. | Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2015 14:05 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 19-Aug-2015 12:15 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2016 09:39 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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