37.6391° N, 120.9969° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 23, 1987 · 11:45 local
Place
Modesto, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KHGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4399E
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total5 in this make and model120 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.
Part of propeller blade broke off at cruise altitude. Shut down right engine. Cause undetermined.
As the FAA filed it
PART OF PROPELLER BLADE BROKE OFF AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.