# Accident 20190428003559A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Port Discovery, WA, April 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2019, 13:36 local time
- Place: Port Discovery, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0472° N, 122.8742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0472&lon=-122.8742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68825, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68825) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190428003559A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LEAK OIL AS NOTED BY THE OCCUPANTS.  PIC TURNED AIRCRAFT AROUND TO RETURN TO AIRPORT.  ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE  VIOLENTLY UNTIL IT QUIT. AIRCRAFT MADE FORCED LANDING ON WEST SHORELINE OF DISCOVERY BAY, WA.  SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF ENGINE REVEALED COMPLETE SEPARATION OF CRANKSHAFT BETWEEN THE CRANK PIN AND THE FORWARD CRANK ARM.

## 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 WPR19LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA125), Apr 28, 2019: Stearman A75N1(PT17) (N68825), Sequim, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the crankshaft.

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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