CUSHING, OK, USA
N21814
CESSNA A188B
THE PLT WAS TEST FLYING THE ACFT AFTER A MAJOR ENG OVERHAUL.A LEFT TURN WAS MADE AWAY FROM THE ARPT AFTER TAKEOFF AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER THE ENG LOST PWR. WITH NO SUITABLE LANDING AREA WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE, THE ACFT WAS MANUEVERED STRAIGHT AHEAD WHERE IT CONTACTED TREES. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ENG REVEALED THE CHROME PLATING WITHIN THE #5 CYLINDER WAS SEPARATING FROM THE CYLINDER WALL AND WAS IMBEDDED IN THE RING LANDS OF THE PISTON. REASON FOR THE CHROME SEPARATION IS UNKNOWN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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