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Aviation accident ATL04LA157

MINR · Beech A45 · 2004-07-16 · LaGrange, GA, USA

Event

NTSB number
ATL04LA157
Event ID
20040719X01005
Type
Accident
Date
2004-07-16
Location
LaGrange, GA, USA
Coordinates
33.111667, -85.133888

Injuries

Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
Beech
Model
A45
Registration
N134BH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The maintenance personnel under-torquing of the crankcase throughbolts during top overhaul, which resulted in crankcase fretting, and the subsequent fatigue failure of the crankshaft at the No. 4 main journal. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for forced landing.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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