19841007056509A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 95-A55 · Newport Beach, CA · October 7, 1984

Date
October 7, 1984 · 17:59 local
Place
Newport Beach, CA
Airport
John Wayne
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9572Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FA006
Reported as
Beech 95A55
Reported engine
Continental IO470L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total0 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.

Aircraft propeller separated on takeoff. Control lost, crashed and burned. Latch spring not installed in prop hub.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT PROPELLER SEPARATED ON TAKEOFF. CONTROL LOST, CRASHED AND BURNED. LATCH SPRING NOT INSTALLED IN PROP HUB.

NTSB investigation

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