NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC90FA156
Registry · N73LM
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
DIAMOND AIRCRAFT DA 40
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20020503
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9C9B8
Registrant of record
KRUEGER CARL R
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
FAILED POWER TURBINE SHAFT. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE CORROSION ON THE POWER TURBINE SHAFT AND INADEQUATE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE BULLETINS.
Factual narrative
THE PILOT WAS HOVERING WHEN HE HEARD A WHINE IN THE ENGINE THAT INCREASED IN INTENSITY. HE SAW TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS, HEARD AN EXPLOSION, AND AUTOROTATED TO THE RAMP. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE POWER TURBINE INNER SHAFT FAILED IN TORSION DUE TO CORROSION ON THE INNER SURFACE AND THIS ALLOWED THE THIRD STAGE TURBINE WHEEL TO GO INTO OVERSPEED AND FAIL. ALLISON ISSUED THREE SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE POWER TURBINE INNER SHAFT. NONE OF THEM USED CALENDAR TIME FOR COMPLIANCE, ONLY ENGINE TOTAL TIME. THE HELICOPTER WAS 11 YEARS OLD WITH 2146 HRS TT AIRFRAME AND ENGINE. THE FIRST SCHEDULED WORK ON THE POWER TURBINE OCCURS AT 3550 HRS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1990_NYC90FA156.txt.
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