# Accident 19890320004199A: Piper PA32260, Kershaw, SC, March 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1989, 22:45 local time
- Place: Kershaw, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ETNA
- Location: 34.5394° N, 80.5804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5394&lon=-80.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N390G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N390G-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,283 total, 125 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890320004199A

## Narrative

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

CRANKSHAFT GEAR DOWELL PIN SHEARED.  STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. GEAR NOT REWORKED AFTER PRIOR PROP STRIKE.

## 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 ATL89LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA110), Mar 21, 1989: Piper PA-32-260 (N390G), Kershaw, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT DOWEL PIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO FOLLOW THE APPLICABLE SERVICE BULLETIN AND DARKNESS.

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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