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The final report released by the National Transportation Safety Board describes a series of sudden and catastrophic mechanical problems that preceded the crash.

Investigators also discovered an incorrectly installed nut that would have produced “a spray of high-pressure oil around the hot exhaust system” when the pilots tried to feather the plane’s ...

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which allowed engine oil to spray onto the exhaust system when the propeller was feathered following the loss of power in the engine.” Ultimately, due to the fuel leak and incorrect B-nut fitting, an ...

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