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NYC88FA069

1988-01-24 · WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 26, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT BANKED TO ABOUT 90 DEGREES, DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DESCRIBED THE WIND AS VERY GUSTY AND VARYING OUT OF THE SOUTH AT APPROXIMATELY 10-20 KNOTS. THE POST ACC ENG TEARDOWN SHOWED THAT THE ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY FOR THE #1 CYLINDER HAD FAILED. LAB EXAM OF THE FAILURE SHOWED FATIGUE CRACKS AT THE FRACTURE ORIGINS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_NYC88FA069.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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