Aviation accident ERA13LA327

Name: aviation accident: UNIVAIR AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 108-1 near Tuftonboro (2013-07-17)
Start: 2013-07-17
Location: Tuftonboro, NH, USA

MINR · UNIVAIR AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 108-1 · 2013-07-17 · Tuftonboro, NH, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA13LA327
Event ID: 20130719X52759
Type: Accident
Date: 2013-07-17
Location: Tuftonboro, NH, USA
Coordinates: 43.451957, -71.563491

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: UNIVAIR AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
Model: 108-1
Registration: N8721K
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s failure to remove circumferential gouges in the aft radius of the R2 rod journal on the crankshaft during its last engine overhaul, which resulted in the fatigue failure of the crankshaft and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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