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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Flushing, NY · October 23, 1978

Date
October 23, 1978 · 20:20 local
Place
Flushing, NY
Airport
La Guardia International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N40455
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1,000 in this make and model0 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.

While holding for takeoff, one engine shut down and prop went to full feather. Propeller control bracket broken

As the FAA filed it

WHILE HOLDING FOR TAKEOFF, ONE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND PROP WENT TO FULL FEATHER. PROPELLER CONTROL BRACKET BROKEN

Other reports on N40455 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.