MINR · CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC LAKE MODEL 250 · 2013-08-27 · Middle Grove, NY, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA13LA382
Event ID
20130827X84031
Type
Accident
Date
2013-08-27
Location
Middle Grove, NY, USA
Coordinates
43.090557, -73.909446
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC
Model
LAKE MODEL 250
Registration
N522WB
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s application of insufficient torque to the No. 6 cylinder connecting rod bolts during overhaul, which resulted in the fatigue fracture of the connecting rod and a subsequent total loss of engine power.