MINR · PIPER PA-32 · 2015-12-15 · Brunswick, GA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA16LA071
Event ID
20151217X13937
Type
Accident
Date
2015-12-15
Location
Brunswick, GA, USA
Coordinates
31.158889, -81.489166
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-32
Registration
N8675N
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel's failure to properly torque a No. 4 cylinder hold-down nut during engine overhaul, which resulted in the loosening of the nut and the subsequent failure of the studs and through bolts and separation of the cylinder.