# NTSB Accident NYC98LA168
> **Gulfstream American AA-1A** · 1998-08-16 · ERIAL, NJ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98LA168
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10940
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-16
- **Location:** ERIAL, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Gulfstream American
- **Model:** AA-1A
- **Registration:** N9364L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Catastrophic failure of the number 2 engine cylinder, emanating from a corrosion pit on the outside cylinder wall.  A factor was the pilot's diminished forward visibility due to oil on the windshield.

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