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FAA accident report · Beech A23 · Tarboro, NC · September 20, 1996

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Date
September 20, 1996 · 12:00 local
Place
Tarboro, NC
Airport
Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8879M
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL96LA131
Reported as
Beech A23
Reported engine
Continental IO346A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total100 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N8879MRegistered now · Beech A23S/N M-626Airframe modelBeech A23Engine modelContinental IO-346 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Lost half of prop blade at cruise. Original propeller installed on aircraft in 1964. Correded and pitted. (-23) prop blade broke at cruise power 3500 feet. Engine quit within a few seconds. Pilot dead sticked aircraft to Tarboro airport and made uneventful landing. Damage to firewall structure, engine mounts, engine and prop. Windshield broke out from vibration.

As the FAA filed it

LOST HALF OF PROP BLADE AT CRUISE. ORIGINAL PROPELLER INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT IN 1964. CORREDED AND PITTED. (-23) PROP BLADE BROKE AT CRUISE POWER 3500 FEET. ENGINE QUIT WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. PILOT DEAD STICKED AIRCRAFT TO TARBORO AIRPORT AND MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING. DAMAGE TO FIREWALL STRUCTURE, ENGINE MOUNTS, ENGINE AND PROP. WINDSHIELD BROKE OUT FROM VIBRATION.

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 ATL96LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTarboro, NCfatigue failure of the propeller blade. Factors relating to the accident were: corrosion pit(s) on the propeller blade, and inadequate maintenance/inspection of the propeller.Sep 20, 1996 · Substantial damage