30.4628° N, 91.9835° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Leonville, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 5, 1987 · 18:20 local
Place
Leonville, LA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N879UP
Reported as
Amtr Avidflyer
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total11 in this make and model21 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.
During climbout, the propeller came apart 18 inches from the tip. The aircraft nosed over in a bean field.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMBOUT, THE PROPELLER CAME APART 18 INCHES FROM THE TIP. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN A BEAN FIELD.