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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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