Martin SORRELL HIPERLIGHT N85HL
2 April 1989 · Liano, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 April 1989 at about 16:00 local time, a Martin SORRELL HIPERLIGHT registered N85HL, operated by Lopez, Dale Allen, was involved in an accident near Liano, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Liano, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.4907, -117.7707
- Aircraft
- Martin SORRELL HIPERLIGHT
- Registration
- N85HL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lopez, Dale Allen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX89DUQ03
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
AN ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE PISTON HAD SEIZED WITH FOUR POINTS OF CONTACT ALONG THE CYLINDER WALL. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RECENTLY OVERHAULED AND HAD 1.1 TOTAL HOURS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TWO CYCLE ENGINE (MANUFACTURERED BY ROTAX) HELD NO FAA APPROVAL BY EITHER TYPE CERTIFICATE OR PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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