ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236989
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| Date: | Saturday 13 June 2020 |
| Time: | 17:25 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A24R Sierra |
| Owner/operator: | Presleys Machine Shop LLC |
| Registration: | N444JR |
| MSN: | MC-51 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3555 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Livingston Municipal Airport (00R), Livingston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fulshear, TX (X09) |
| Livingston, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and his passenger departed on a cross-country flight en route to their home airport. While flying at 7,500 ft mean sea level, the engine began to violently shake, vibrate, and then lost power. The pilot attempted a forced landing to a nearby airport; however, the airplane impacted trees and terrain short of the runway. The airplane came to rest upright in a field about 300 yards short of the runway.
Postaccident examination of the engine revealed that the No. 3 cylinder had separated from the engine crankcase. The cylinder, piston, and fractured connecting rod remained within the engine cowling. A review of the maintenance records revealed no recent history of major engine maintenance.
Several weeks after the accident, the airplane was recovered by unknown personnel to an unknown location. Examination of the engine to determine the failure of the No. 3 cylinder was not possible.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 3 cylinder for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20LA228
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N444JR
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2020 22:30 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Jun-2020 01:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source] |
| 15-Jun-2020 01:40 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2021 17:23 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 28-Jun-2021 13:11 | aaronwk | Updated [Date] |
| 01-Jul-2022 09:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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