# Accident 19910504014209A: Govt N22B, Richardsville, KY, May 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1991, 17:15 local time
- Place: Richardsville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1048° N, 86.4708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richardsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1048&lon=-86.4708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5590M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5590M-1995-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Government Aircraft Factories N22B (registry code 3880102, https://openairdocs.org/model/government-aircraft-factories-n22b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOVT N22B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 40 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910504014209A

## Narrative

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

CHIP LIGHT ON. LOSING OIL PRESSURE IN RIGHT ENGINE. SHUT DOWN. UNABLE FLIGHT ON LEFT ENGINE.COMPRESSOR BEARING FAIL

## 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 BFO91LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA047), May 4, 1991: Aerospace Tech. of Australia N22B (N5590M), Richardsville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER BROUGHT ON BY A FAILURE OF THE NO.2 MAIN ENGINE BEARING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT POWER ON THE REMAINING ENGINE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT.

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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