Piper PA-28R-200 N4999S
30 March 1984 · Clayton, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 March 1984 at about 20:45 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N4999S was involved in an incident near Clayton, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Clayton, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Johnston Co.
- Coordinates
- 35.6397, -78.4500
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N4999S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mt. Olive → Raleigh
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL84IA135
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
DURING FLT, THE PLT & A PASSENGER NOTED A LOSS OF ENG POWER ACCOMPANIED BY A METALLIC SOUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, A WHEELS-UP FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A PLOWED FIELD. AN ENG TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT, P/N 54297-1, HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE. A METALLURGICAL EXAM REVEALED THAT THE FATIGUE CRACK ORIGINATED AT A MACHINE GROOVE NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH OVERHAUL OF THE CRANKSHAFT. THE CRANKSHAFT HAD 130 FLT HRS SINCE IT HAD BEEN RECONDITIONED BY AN FAA APPROVED REPAIR STATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Hayward, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Put-In-Bay, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1984 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Tracy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-28R-200 | La Salle, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1984 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Crowell, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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