Aviation accident ATL94LA027

Name: aviation accident: WONDER VAN'S ACFT RV-6 near RIDGELAND (1993-12-07)
Start: 1993-12-07
Location: RIDGELAND, SC, USA

MINR · WONDER VAN'S ACFT RV-6 · 1993-12-07 · RIDGELAND, SC, USA

Event

NTSB number: ATL94LA027
Event ID: 20001211X13821
Type: Accident
Date: 1993-12-07
Location: RIDGELAND, SC, USA
Coordinates: 32.480213, -80.980613

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: WONDER
Model: VAN'S ACFT RV-6
Registration: N443MW
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE MAGNETOS BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, WHICH ALLOWED THE RIGHT MAGNETO TO COME LOOSE, OIL TO ESCAPE FROM THE ENGINE, AND SUBSEQUENT OIL STARVATION.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown