# Accident 20050620011279A: Cessna A188A, Fairview, MT, June 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2005, 08:00 local time
- Place: Fairview, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.8639° N, 104.6331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8639&lon=-104.6331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2133U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2133U-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,312 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050620011279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER HUB FAILED AND PROP SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON A WESTERLY HEADING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. N NUMBER ON THE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS N21233U. ACTUAL N NUMBER WAS REPORTED TO BE N2133U.

## 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 SEA05LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA121), Jun 20, 2005: Cessna 188A (N2133U), Fairview, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: While in cruise flight a separation of a propeller blade as a result of a propeller hub crack. Factors contributing to the accident included the installation of an unapproved propeller, and the…

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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