# Accident 19880729028369A: Comwth REWN8500, Glendale, CA, July 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1988, 14:01 local time
- Place: Glendale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1699° N, 118.2893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1699&lon=-118.2893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15855, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15855-2011-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rearwin 8500 (registry code 2371302, https://openairdocs.org/model/rearwin-8500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ken Royce 90-5 series (registry code 37002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ken-royce-90-5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COMWTH REWN8500
- Reported engine: PIGMAN LEBLOND905F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729028369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CYLINDER PULLED OUT OF ENGINE CASE AND SHATTERED THE WOOD PROP. CRASH LANDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX88FA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA273), Jul 29, 1988: Rearwin 8500 (N15855), Glendale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPERATION OF AN ENGINE CYLINDER THAT MOVED INTO THE PLANE OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER BLADES. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE SHEARED BY THE DISLODGED CYLINDER. THE ROUGH LANDING SURFACE CONTRIBUTED TO THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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