Bowers DSA1 N9228A
26 June 1979 · Princeton, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 June 1979 at about 19:25 local time, a Bowers DSA1 registered N9228A was involved in an accident during in flight near Princeton, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Princeton, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Princeton-Piper
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bowers DSA1
- Registration
- N9228A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bradford, Il → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-2247
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FABRICATED ADAPTER WASHER WELD FAILED CAUSING CRANKSHAFT GEAR, P/N R-326, TO SEPARATE FM CRANKSHAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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