- Date
- February 24, 1989, 21:32 local (Feb 25, 1989, 02:32 UTC)
- Place
- Inverness, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N43330Piper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890224003189A
- Case key
- 32275
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Probable cause
The failure of the propeller governor oil line due to fatigue which was caused by bending damage to the line and the failure of mechanics to install support clamps on the line which caused the fatigue to propagate at a faster rate.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During cruise flt a total loss of engine power was experienced. The plt was attempting a forced landing when the acft contacted electrical wires and a tree prior to colliding with the terrain. Post accident inspection revealed the propeller governor oil line cracked to the point that engine oil pumped out of the engine which subsequently seized. The oil line was installed after engine overhaul without two clamps and was bent in the area where the alternator belt is adjusted. The bending damage caused a fatigue crack in the line and the lack of support clamps aided in the cracking process.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43330
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7435262
- Airframe hours
- 4,351
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Eagle Flight Center, Inc.
- Registered owner
- D.K. Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 19, 1989 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- X31 · Crystal River, FL
- Destination
- DAB · Daytona Beach, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 650 total · 25 in this make and model · 515 as pilot in command · 260 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.