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Aviation accident LAX99LA065

MINR · Mooney M20K · 1999-01-03 · DELANO, CA, USA

Event

NTSB number
LAX99LA065
Event ID
20001204X00074
Type
Accident
Date
1999-01-03
Location
DELANO, CA, USA
Coordinates
35.780529, -119.229927

Injuries

Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
Mooney
Model
M20K
Registration
N1079G
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

The fatigue failure and separation of the oil pump drive from the accessory gear section, which induced an oil starvation failure of the engine. The fatigue failure of the oil pump drive gear was caused by improper machining of the gear's fillet radius during original manufacture.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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