ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373949
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Date: | Sunday 9 November 1986 |
Time: | 17:40 LT |
Type: | Cessna 152 |
Owner/operator: | N. American Inst. Of Aviation |
Registration: | N6537P |
MSN: | 15285030 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3830 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Conway, SC -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Conway, SC (KHYW) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:ONE BLADE OF THE FIXED PITCH PROPELLER SEPARATED 3' FROM THE HUB DURING A ROUTINE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE IMBALANCE RESULTED IN A BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT AND A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A SOFT FIELD DURING WHICH, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE FAILED BLADE, DESIGN NUMBER 1A103, DISCLOSED A FATIGUE CRACK THAT ORIGINATED FROM CHORDWISE SURFACE SCRATCHES UNDERNEATH THE PAINTED FINISH. THE PROPELLER TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE SINCE NEW WAS 3425 HOURS AND IT HAD NOT BEEN REFINISHED DURING THAT TIME.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL87LA019 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL87LA019
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