# Accident 19960920031409A: Beech A23, Tarboro, NC, September 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: Tarboro, NC
- Airport: Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8998° N, 77.5503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8998&lon=-77.5503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8879M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8879M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960920031409A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ATL96LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA131), Sep 20, 1996: Beech A23 (N8879M), Tarboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: fatigue 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.

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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