19851016070319I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Junker JU52 · Sterling, IL · October 16, 1985

Date
October 16, 1985 · 14:45 local
Place
Sterling, IL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N352JU
Reported as
Junker JU52
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total75 in this make and model50 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 separated number 3 engine at cruise. Possible retaining bolt improperly torqued or not installed.

As the FAA filed it

PROPELLER SEPARATED NUMBER 3 ENGINE AT CRUISE. POSSIBLE RETAINING BOLT IMPROPERLY TORQUED OR NOT INSTALLED.