# Accident 19960702015809A: Piper PA23150, Knoxville, TN, July 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1996, 13:50 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DIKA
- Location: 35.9101° N, 83.8698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9101&lon=-83.8698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3061P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3061P-2012-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 724 total, 13 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702015809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA96LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA173), Jul 2, 1996: Piper PA-23-150 (N3061P), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the blade No. 1 hub arm of the left propeller.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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