MARATHON, FL, USA
N9306N
PIPER PA-28R-200
FLIGHT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND SUBSEQUENT SEIZING OF THE ENGINE AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE OIL LINE FROM THE PROPELLER GOVENOR TO THE ENGINE NOSE CASE HAD FAILED IN FATIGUE AT A BEND. TWO REQUIRED SUPPORT CLAMPS FOR THIS LINE WERE NOT INSTALLED. THE LINE HAD BEEN CHANGED 8 FLIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE FAILURE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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