- Date
- March 5, 1978
- Place
- N.Bay Village, FL · N.BAY VILLAGE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9390LGrumman TR2
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780305004359A
- Case key
- 143310
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0715 78/3/5 N.BAY VILLAGE,FL GRUMMAN TR2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2121 N9390L PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 2830 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 272 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FL PORT LARGO,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- CRANKPIN OIL TUBES P/N61196,REQUIRED. NOT INSTALLED ON CRANKSHAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9390L
- Reported as
- Grumman TR2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9390LRegistration cancelled May 21, 2018 · American AA-1AAirframe modelAmerican AA-1AEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.