# NTSB NYC88FA069: Cessna 182L, N3467R, Waynesburg, PA, January 24, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: January 24, 1988, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Waynesburg, PA
- Coordinates: 39.890262, -80.179908 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8903&lon=-80.1799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88FA069
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35995/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA069

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - initial climb
  - engine assembly,rocker arm/tappet - fatigue (cause)
  - engine assembly,rocker arm/tappet - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - aircraft control - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 26, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT BANKED TO ABOUT 90 DEGREES, DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DESCRIBED THE WIND AS VERY GUSTY AND VARYING OUT OF THE SOUTH AT APPROXIMATELY 10-20 KNOTS. THE POST ACC ENG TEARDOWN SHOWED THAT THE ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY FOR THE #1 CYLINDER HAD FAILED. LAB EXAM OF THE FAILURE SHOWED FATIGUE CRACKS AT THE FRACTURE ORIGINS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3467R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3467R-1989-07-15), registration cancelled 1989-07-15, S/N 18258767 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18258767
- Airframe hours: 1926
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Johnnie W. Maley, doing business as City Auto Sales,Inc.
- Registered owner: City Auto Sales, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 16, 1987
- Airport: WAY, Green County, runway 26, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; toxicology performed; flight hours: 586 total, 281 in this make and model, 448 as pilot in command, 53 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MGW, 18 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880124001119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880124001119A), Jan 24, 1988: Cessna 182L, Waynesburg, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine failed on takeoff. Pilot lost control and stalled. Impacted nose and wing down. Rocker arm and shaft broken.

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.

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