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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Portland, ME · January 25, 1997

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Date
January 25, 1997 · 20:54 local
Place
Portland, ME
Airport
Portland International Jetport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BRDA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N40571
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,250 total460 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days
N40571Registered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7405313 · Built 1974Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Loud boom on climbout. Right prop spinner came off. Returned. Gash in side of fuselage. Damaged prop blade.

As the FAA filed it

LOUD BOOM ON CLIMBOUT. RIGHT PROP SPINNER CAME OFF. RETURNED. GASH IN SIDE OF FUSELAGE. DAMAGED PROP BLADE.