Boeing A75N1 N74189

Summary

On 27 April 1983 at about 22:30 local time, a Boeing A75N1 registered N74189 was involved in an accident near Kennesaw, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 April 1983 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Kennesaw, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

McCollum (8A4)

Coordinates

34.0202, -84.6108

Aircraft

Boeing A75N1

Registration

N74189

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kennesaw → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83FA171

Nobody was injured.

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

WHILE OVER A WOODED AREA AT 800 FT AGL THE ENG FAILED. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO REACH A SUITABLE LANDING SITE BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND ON AN EMBANKMENT BELOW THE ELEVATION OF A NEARBY ROAD. THE ACFT STRUCK A TELEPHONE CABLE PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE #4 CONROD WAS FOUND BROKEN NEAR THE INBOARD END (ROUGH GRANULAR FRACTURE) & WAS BROKEN AT THE OUTBOARD END. THE PISTON WRIST PIN WAS DISINTEGRATED. THE PISTON PIN BOSS WAS BROKEN ON ONE END. CHUNKS & METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE ENG. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF OIL STARVATION. THE ENG WAS LAST OVERHAULED IN 1973, 124 TACH HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, & ALL PISTONS WERE NEW. THE ACFT HAD OPERATED 4 HRS SINCE THE LAST ANNUAL ON 9/9/82 & ONLY 7 HRS SINCE THE PREVIOUS ANNUAL ON 7/81.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.