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ATL87LA154

1987-05-30 · MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

WHILE CLIMBING THRU 6,000 FT, THE PLT HEARD & FELT A 'THUD' & THEN REALIZED THE ENG HAD FAILED. DRG A SUBSEQUENT EMERG LANDING IN A MUDDY CORN FIELD, THE NOSE GEAR MIRED IN SOFT TERRAIN & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. A TEARDOWN OF THE ENG REVEALED THE CRANKSHAFT WAS FRACTURED THRU THE SHORT CHEEK, JUST AFT OF THE #2 BEARING JOURNAL. A METALLURGICAL EXAM OF THE FRACTURE SURFACE REVEALED THE FAILURE WAS INITIATED BY HI CYCLE FATIGUE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL87LA154.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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