OCEANSIDE, CA, USA
N7982Y
PIPER PA-30
DURING A X-COUNTRY FLT, THE PLT STATED, THAT JUST SOUTH OF LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL ARPT, THE ACFT'S RIGHT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. AT THE SAME TIME PWR IN THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN DECREASING, THEN THE PROP AUTOMATICALLY FEATHERED. THE PLT ATTEMPTED A RE-START WITH NO SUCCESS. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT, THE PLT DITCHED THE ACFT APRX 2 MILES OFF SHORE. POST ACCIDENT EXAM REVEALED THE LEFT ENGINE OIL DRAIN PLUG WAS MISSING. THE OIL DRAIN PLUG ON THE RIGHT ENG WAS FOUND LOOSE AND THE QUICK DRAIN WAS OPEN AND UNLOCKED. NEITHER ENGINE SHOWED EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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