Piper PA-18-135 N8143E
3 September 1999 · Andover, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1999 at about 21:51 local time, a Piper PA-18-135 registered N8143E was involved in an accident near Andover, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Andover, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Aeroflex-Andover Airport (12N)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-135
- Registration
- N8143E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC99LA219
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
After takeoff, about 400 feet above the ground, the engine made 'a metallic noise.' The CFI initiated a turn back to the runway, and the engine powered down and stopped, with the propeller in a horizontal position. The main wheels of the airplane struck the bank of a pond approximately 100 feet short of the runway, the airplane nosed over, and the pilot and passenger exited the aircraft. Examination of the crankshaft revealed that the crankshaft was separated through the aft cheek of the #3 main bearing. Magnified visual examination of the fracture face found characteristics of fatigue propagation, which initiated in the aft radius of the #3 main bearing and progressed rearward through approximately 80% of the crankshaft cheek before failing in overload. Examination of the initiation area revealed a single origin on the surface of the radius in an area of circumferential scratches. The origin was located on the journal about 10 to 15 degrees before top center of the adjacent #2 and #3 cylinders.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1999 | Piper PA-18 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | James T. Ables | No injuries | - |
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| 20 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-18-150 | Lamar, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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