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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-150 · Knoxville, TN · July 2, 1996

Date
July 2, 1996 · 13:50 local
Place
Knoxville, TN
Airport
Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DIKA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3061P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96LA173
Reported as
Piper PA23150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
724 total13 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Left engine prop blade separated CFI aborted. Landed on grass down embankment. Prop hug fractured.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE PROP BLADE SEPARATED CFI ABORTED. LANDED ON GRASS DOWN EMBANKMENT. PROP HUG FRACTURED.

NTSB investigation

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