Originally Posted by Diatryma
Regarding the possible causes, would anyone have any knowledge of a NZ accident a few weeks prior to this one which may have been caused my over heated and seized turbo due possible lack of ventilation in conversion?
Diatryma
Aircraft at willowbank was fitted with an aeromods chieftain engine conversion. Extra ventilation was fitted to maintain No1 cyl temp as per a similar a/c in NZ. Heard ATSB is looking at fuel contamination as a possible cause. It was a very hot day though.
Just love the way the media started their crap straight away with "engine type was involved in two other fatal accidents in the last five years".
Like saying fatal "ford falcon crash- type involved in multiple accidents over the last twenty years!"