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| Date: | Thursday 27 May 1993 |
| Time: | 00:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4820T |
| MSN: | 28R-7235116 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6238 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hesperia, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Apple Valley, CA (APV |
| Rialto, CA (L67) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ENGINE SUSTAINED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE SELECTED AIRPORT, AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A RAVINE DURING THE LANDING 1/2 MI FROM THE RUNWAY. ENGINE TEARDOWN EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT THE #2 EXHAUST VALVE FAILED IN FATIGUE. THE ENGINE WAS LAST OVERHAULED ABOUT 9 YRS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, AND HAD ACCRUED ABOUT 1,443 HRS.
Probable Cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST VALVE DUE TO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA229
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 1984 | N4820T | Private | 0 | Gila Bend, AZ | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 16:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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