# Accident 19870403010459A: Piper PA31350, Miami, FL, April 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1987, 02:33 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EDGA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N506ES (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,265 total, 123 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870403010459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PROPELLER HUB FAILED IN FATIGUE.  AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.  UNBALANCED CRANKSHAFT SET UP HIGH CYCLE STRESS MODE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA87LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA126), Apr 3, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 (N506ES), Miami, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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