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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA24 · Hawkinsville, GA · March 18, 1979

Date
March 18, 1979 · 19:30 local
Place
Hawkinsville, GA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7622P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKG25
Reported as
Piper PA24
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
493 total19 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Propeller spinner cracked causing severe vibration. Pilot made forced landing at night.

As the FAA filed it

PROPELLER SPINNER CRACKED CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION. PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING AT NIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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