ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234225
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| Date: | Saturday 21 March 2020 |
| Time: | 13:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec E |
| Owner/operator: | Strong Tower Services LLC Trustee |
| Registration: | N14178 |
| MSN: | 27-4743 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean off Lower Bogue, Eleuthera -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | North Eleuthera International Airport (ELH/MYEH) |
| Cat Island-New Bight Airport (CAT/MYCB) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIA Bahamas |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following a loss of engine power, the aircraft ditched to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean off Lower Bogue Eleuthera, shortly after takeoff from North Eleuthera Airport (ELH/MYEH), Eleuthera. The airplane sustained unknown damage and the three occupants onboard were not injured during the incident.
Probable Cause
The AAIA has determined the probable cause of the accident as a catastrophic failure of the #3 cylinder of the left engine which severed the fuel line and resulted in an inflight fire that led to the ditching of the aircraft.
Contributing factors which resulted in the failure of the cylinder;
Examination of the broken connecting rod bolt fractured surface revealed, ductile dimples and the absence of any identifiable fatigue features, indicating the bolt likely failed due to sudden overload, as a result of the intact connecting rod bolt rocking back and forth within the connecting rod.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://ewnews.com/no-injuries-reported-after-plane-crashes-off-lower-bogue-eleuthera
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N14178
https://www.baaid.org/_files/ugd/28a217_23ddf383c73443948d06b62889d25881.pdf
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2020 21:24 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Mar-2020 08:26 | Petropavlovsk | Updated [Source, Damage] |
| 19-Nov-2021 07:15 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2021 07:15 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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