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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Buffalo, NY · November 21, 1991

Date: November 21, 1991 · 15:50 local
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: COMA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N146CA
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC92IA035
Reported as: Saab SF340A
Reported engine: GE CT75A2
People aboard: 29
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total3,000 in this make and model240 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.

Right propeller separated from engine in flight. Landed safely. Replaced engine.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM ENGINE IN FLIGHT. LANDED SAFELY. REPLACED ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC92IA035Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBuffalo, NYA fatigue fracture on the propeller shaft, that originated at a subsurface slag inclusion, which remained in the material used to manufacture the shaft.Nov 21, 1991 · Minor damage