# NTSB Accident LAX88FA273
> **Rearwin 8500** · 1988-07-29 · GLENDALE, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX88FA273
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26268
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-07-29
- **Location:** GLENDALE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.169887, -118.289299
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rearwin
- **Model:** 8500
- **Registration:** N15855
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

SEPERATION OF AN ENGINE CYLINDER THAT MOVED INTO THE PLANE OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER BLADES. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE SHEARED BY THE DISLODGED CYLINDER. THE ROUGH LANDING SURFACE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

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