19730807022549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Ft.Lauderdale, FL · August 7, 1973

Date
August 7, 1973
Place
Ft.Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4854P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA74FKT10
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total471 in this make and model86 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rt prop blade separated in flt. Plt cont to dest. Bolt discolored,failed. Half of clamp missing.

As the FAA filed it

RT PROP BLADE SEPARATED IN FLT.PLT CONT TO DEST. BOLT DISCOLORED,FAILED.HALF OF CLAMP MISSING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.