ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383982
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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 1982 |
| Time: | 06:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182J |
| Owner/operator: | Jack Cowan |
| Registration: | N3317F |
| MSN: | 182-57317 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2786 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Deer Valley, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Deer Valley, AZ |
| Grand Canyon, AZ | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH ABOUT 6500 FT, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE PILOT SAW THE ENGINE COWLING BUCKLE. ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE CEASED TO OPERATE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING, AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE PROPELLER HAD SEPARATED AND THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM OBVIOUS ENGINE VIBRATION. THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND ON A HIGHWAY WITH ONE BLADE MISSING. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE BLADE HAD SEPARATED AFTER THE PROPELLER HUB, MCCAULEY PN TCP3EA-PC3, HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX82DA243
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 06:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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