Piper PA-28-235 N55191
31 March 1989 · Monee, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 March 1989 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N55191 was involved in an accident near Monee, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monee, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235
- Registration
- N55191
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lansing → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI89LA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER METAL FRAGMENTS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL, AND WORN CAM LOBES/FOLLOWERS/PISTON PIN PLUGS, WHICH RESULTED IN OIL CONTAMINATION, RESTRICTION (BLOCKAGE) IN THE OIL SYSTEM, OIL STARVATION, AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE (CONNECTING ROD) FAILURE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT, LACK OF RUNWAY LIGHTS AT THE NEARBY AIRPORT, AND A DITCH IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-28-161 | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | Beverly Flight Center, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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| 21 Jan 1989 | Piper PA-28-180 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Michael J. Belica | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-28-160 | Hammond, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-28-180 | Ashland, Virginia, United States | A & S Flying Services | Fatal | 1 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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