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Aviation accident CEN21FA304

1 fatal · Focke-Wulf FWP-149D · 2021-07-04 · Killeen, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number
CEN21FA304
Event ID
20210704103411
Type
Accident
Date
2021-07-04
Location
Killeen, TX, USA
Coordinates
31.051389, -97.702222

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
Focke-Wulf
Model
FWP-149D
Registration
N9145
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of a crankshaft counterweight mounting lobe, which resulted in a counterweight separation and catastrophic secondary damage to the engine drivetrain. Contributing to the accident was the mislabeled warning light, the pilot’s erroneous belief that the airplane was safe to operate after the metal contamination was observed in the oil filtration system, and his failure to maintain best glide airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall at a low altitude.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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