MYERSVILLE, MD, USA
N7266B
BEECH J-35
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3500 FEET THE PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED A RAPID LOSS OF POWER. UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, HE WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A PASTURE WHICH WAS DIVIDED BY BARBED WIRE FENCES. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. TEARDOWN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED BETWEEN THE #2 CONNECTING ROD BEARING JOURNAL AND THE #2 MAIN BEARING JOURNAL. LABORATORY EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT THE FORWARD FRACTURE FACE OF THE UNDAMAGED AREAS HAD CHARACTERISTICS INDICATIVE OF HIGH CYCLE, LOW STRESS FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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