19880807030709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrwt TAILWINDW8 · Watsonville, CA · August 7, 1988

Date
August 7, 1988 · 13:45 local
Place
Watsonville, CA
Airport
Watsonville Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N333HL
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88DVM03
Reported as
Amtrwt TAILWINDW8
Reported engine
Continental C8512F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,380 total380 in this make and model50 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.

Engine quit on climb to cruise. Nosed over landing. Connecting rods broken. Bolts for one connecting rod missing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. NOSED OVER LANDING. CONNECTING RODS BROKEN. BOLTS FOR ONE CONNECTING ROD MISSING.

NTSB investigation

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