# Accident 20070607012499A: Piper PA34200, New Smyrna Bea, FL, June 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2007, 16:38 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Bea, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Y85S
- Location: 29.0506° N, 80.9583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0506&lon=-80.9583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15156, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15156-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC LIO360C1E6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,430 total, 520 in this make and model, 187 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070607012499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FAILED PROP HUB HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY THE NTSB. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SENT TO LYCOMING FOR INSPECTION BY THE NTSB WITH THE FAA GLRO AND HARTZELL AS WITNESS. THE RIGHT (COUNTER ROTATING) PROP LOST A BLADE IN FLIGHT. THE PIC, INSTRUCTOR PILOT, MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A CREEK AT THE SOUTH END OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI07LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA167), Jun 7, 2007: Piper PA-34-200 (N15156), New Smyrna Beac, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The propeller blade separation from the propeller hub due to a fatigue fracture of the hub while in cruise flight. A factor was the embankment.

## Other reports on N15156 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960915028359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960915028359I), Sep 15, 1996: Piper PA34200 (N15156), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed at pbi on runway 13. The nose gear collapsed on touch down. Maintenance inspection showed that the nose gear hydraulic actuator…

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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