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Date
August 15, 1989 · 10:06 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N44EG
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520H
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,250 total200 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Right engine rough. Oil from cowling. Shut engine down. NR6 cylinder rocker arm shaft hold down bolts had failed.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT ENGINE ROUGH. OIL FROM COWLING. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. NR6 CYLINDER ROCKER ARM SHAFT HOLD DOWN BOLTS HAD FAILED.