SERS · GREEN-FOWLER PAZMANY PL-1 · 1991-06-23 · WRIGHTWOOD, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX91LA269
Event ID
20001212X17320
Type
Accident
Date
1991-06-23
Location
WRIGHTWOOD, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.359497, -117.610153
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
GREEN-FOWLER
Model
PAZMANY PL-1
Registration
N4081K
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
FATIGUE FRACTURE OF ONE OF THE TWO PROPELLER BLADES CAUSED BY THE PROPELLER MODIFICATION AND THE NON-APPROVED PROPELLER-ENGINE COMBINATION. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WIRES AS AN OBSTACLE IN THE GLIDE PATH DURING THE ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING.