NONE · ZIVKO AERONAUTICS EDGE 540 · 1999-02-19 · LIVERMORE, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX99LA103
Event ID
20001205X00191
Type
Accident
Date
1999-02-19
Location
LIVERMORE, CA, USA
Coordinates
37.680805, -121.750274
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
ZIVKO AERONAUTICS
Model
EDGE 540
Registration
N9ND
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The manufacturer's inadequate quality control procedures, which allowed an improperly manufactured crankshaft to be shipped, resulting in the separation of one counterweight from the crankshaft lug and the subsequent catastrophic internal failure of the engine.