N50101
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- July 31, 1986Accident
THE PLT TOOK OFF ON A TEST FLT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPN OF THE ACFT & A TOP OVERHAUL OF THE ENG HAD BEEN COMPLETED. WHILE CLIMBING THRU ABOUT 1200 TO 1300 FT AGL, THE ENG STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, THEN QUIT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT, BUT WAS UNABLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, SHE LANDED THE ACFT IN AN AREA OF DENSE BRUSH & TREES. AN INV REVEALED THAT THE ROCKER ARM SUPPORT STRUCTURE ON THE #3 CYLINDER HAD FAILED, RELEASING THE ROCKER ARM SHAFT & BOTH ROCKER ARMS. TEARDOWN OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT TH