# Accident 20141026019889A: Cessna 172S, Santa Monica, CA, October 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2014, 09:52 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N353MV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N353MV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141026019889A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE ROLL, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PROPELLER BLADE FAILURE. ONE PROPELLER BLADE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. INITIAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE BLADE BROKE AWAY FROM APPROXIMATLY 15 INCHES FROM THE CENER POINT OF THE PROPELLER. THE VIBRATION FROM THE MISSING PROPELLER SECTION CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AT THE UPPER LEFT ENGINE MOUNT ATTACH POINT AND THE ENGINE MOUNT. THE ENGINE RING GEAR APPEARED TO HAVE CONTACTED THE LEFT ENGINE CASE HALF INDICATING ENGINE CRANKSHAFT DAMAGE. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS ALSO DAMAGED.

NTSB IS HAVING THE PROPELLER REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND SENT OUT FOR EVALUATION.

THIS REPORT WILL BE AMMENDED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR15LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA025), Oct 26, 2014: Cessna 172S (N353MV), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of a section of a propeller blade due to fatigue cracking. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure to comply with the manufacturer’s maintenance and inspection…

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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