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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr GEM 260 · Martindale, TX · September 1, 1984

Date
September 1, 1984 · 11:15 local
Place
Martindale, TX
Airport
San Marcos Municipal
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N177M
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84FA374
Reported as
Amtr GEM260
Reported engine
Continental O200B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
27,487 total1 in this make and model0 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 blade failure caused airframe break up during test flight. Notes indicate prop was run over max. Rpms.

As the FAA filed it

PROPELLER BLADE FAILURE CAUSED AIRFRAME BREAK UP DURING TEST FLIGHT. NOTES INDICATE PROP WAS RUN OVER MAX. RPMS.

NTSB investigation

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