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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dorner DO27A4 · White Mountain, AK · July 6, 1987

Date
July 6, 1987 · 09:00 local
Place
White Mountain, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N777AX
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA091
Reported as
Dorner DO27A4
Reported engine
Lycoming GO480B1A6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,731 total88 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The engine began breaking up and the aircraft landed in rough terrain. Suspect connecting rod failure.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE BEGAN BREAKING UP AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. SUSPECT CONNECTING ROD FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.