Aviation accident ERA17LA203

Name: aviation accident: CESSNA 172 near Suffolk (2017-06-12)
Start: 2017-06-12
Location: Suffolk, NY, USA

NONE · CESSNA 172 · 2017-06-12 · Suffolk, NY, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA17LA203
Event ID: 20170612X05005
Type: Accident
Date: 2017-06-12
Location: Suffolk, NY, USA
Coordinates: 40.750556, -72.948333

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: CESSNA
Model: 172
Registration: N13306
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

A loss of preload to the crankshaft gear attachment bolt due to improper installation, which resulted in the fatigue failure of the crankshaft gear alignment dowel and led to the rotation of the crankshaft gear and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown