19801101075769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32300 · Carlsbad, NM · November 1, 1980

Date
November 1, 1980 · 16:24 local
Place
Carlsbad, NM
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N40908
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FQD06
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
630 total160 in this make and model30 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.

Propeller blade failed in flight. Made safe emergency landing. Found nick in blade at failure point.

As the FAA filed it

PROPELLER BLADE FAILED IN FLIGHT. MADE SAFE EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND NICK IN BLADE AT FAILURE POINT.

NTSB investigation

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