19951018032969I

Incident · Damage unknown

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Far Rockaway, NY · October 18, 1995

Date: October 18, 1995 · 20:55 local
Place: Far Rockaway, NY
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ECAA
Damage: Damage unknown
Aircraft: N711EX
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC96FA012
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,136 total90 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

N711EXRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2012 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7952075 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: aircraft experienced a loud bang and sudden stoppage of the nbr 1 engine while descending through 3300 ft AGL. Loud bang was accompanied with a yaw effect which was difficult to overcome. Aircraft was unable to maintain altitude. Flight crew requested clearance to divert to jfk. Flight crew ditched aircraft approx. 6 miles south of jfk airport. All occupants exited acft and acft sank. All persons were rescued by uscg/nypd. 1 pax suffered a heart attack after being pulled out of water. NTSB accident #NYC96FA0112.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG AND SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE NBR 1 ENGINE WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 3300 FT AGL. LOUD BANG WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH A YAW EFFECT WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO OVERCOME. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO DIVERT TO JFK. FLIGHT CREW DITCHED AIRCRAFT APPROX. 6 MILES SOUTH OF JFK AIRPORT. ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED ACFT AND ACFT SANK. ALL PERSONS WERE RESCUED BY USCG/NYPD. 1 PAX SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK AFTER BEING PULLED OUT OF WATER. NTSB ACCIDENT #NYC96FA0112.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC96FA012Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAtlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)a total loss of left engine power as a result of an in-flight separation of the #2 cylinder. The cylinder separated due to high stress fatigue cracking of the cylinder hold down studs and the #3 main bearing thru-studs. Factors in this accident were: improper…Oct 19, 1995 · Substantial damage