SERS · Douglas R4D-8 · 2005-06-13 · Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA05FA123
Event ID
20050621X00818
Type
Accident
Date
2005-06-13
Location
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Coordinates
26.196388, -80.123886
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Douglas
Model
R4D-8
Registration
N3906J
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The inadequate maintenance inspection by company maintenance personnel/pilot and other maintenance personnel of the left engine resulting in a total failure of the master rod bearing, and nose case partial separation, which prevented the left propeller from feathering. This resulted in the airplane not able to maintain altitude and a subsequent forced landing in a residential area.