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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172G · Circleville, OH · October 14, 1987

Date: October 14, 1987 · 16:12 local
Place: Circleville, OH
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4494L
Reported as: Cessna 172G
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,200 total1,450 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N4494LRegistered now · Cessna 172GS/N 17254589 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 172G Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Propeller separated the crankshaft at cruise. Flange crack had propagated to the governor oil inlet tubes.

As the FAA filed it

PROPELLER SEPARATED THE CRANKSHAFT AT CRUISE. FLANGE CRACK HAD PROPAGATED TO THE GOVERNOR OIL INLET TUBES.