ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370036
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 August 1988 |
| Time: | 11:12 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 |
| Owner/operator: | Faa |
| Registration: | N3589B |
| MSN: | 31-8052134 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2907 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TI0-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Oklahoma City, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLIGHT WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH THREE PILOTS ONBOARD. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 17R AND WAS 300 TO 400 FEET AGL WHEN ONE BLADE OF THE RIGHT PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE HUB, FOLLOWED BY THE REMAINDER OF THE PROPELLER. THE PIC MADE AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN AND ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 12, AND THEN LANDED ON THAT RUNWAY. EXAMINATION REVEALED FRACTURE RESULTED FROM FATIGUE CRACKS THAT INITIATED AT THE GREASE HOLES IN THE FORWARD HALF OF THE PROPELLER HUB.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW88IA147
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 20:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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