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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · White Ronald V CH 701 · Safford, AZ · October 19, 2019

Date: October 19, 2019 · 14:00 local
Place: Safford, AZ
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3784A
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA20CA039
Reported as: White Ronald V CH 701
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N3784ARegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2021 · White Ronald V CH 701S/N 5319 · Built 2007 Airframe modelWhite Ronald V CH 701 Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot reported that aircraft was flying local from sad airport about 30 to 45 minutes before sunset at 1500 alg when suddenly there was an extreme vibration. Passenger in right seat reported seeing a black streak coming from the right that immediately preceded the vibration. Pilot cut power and landed aircraft in a creek bed. The aircraft was upset during landing resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. Pilot reported that much of one blade of the two bladed wooded propeller was missing. Missing portion of blade was not found. Initial report to FAA provided by pilot stated that it had been a bird strike.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOCAL FROM SAD AIRPORT ABOUT 30 TO 45 MINUTES BEFORE SUNSET AT 1500 ALG WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS AN EXTREME VIBRATION. PASSENGER IN RIGHT SEAT REPORTED SEEING A BLACK STREAK COMING FROM THE RIGHT THAT IMMEDIATELY PRECEDED THE VIBRATION. PILOT CUT POWER AND LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A CREEK BED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UPSET DURING LANDING RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT REPORTED THAT MUCH OF ONE BLADE OF THE TWO BLADED WOODED PROPELLER WAS MISSING. MISSING PORTION OF BLADE WAS NOT FOUND. INITIAL REPORT TO FAA PROVIDED BY PILOT STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN A BIRD STRIKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA20CA039Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSafford, AZThe in-flight separation of a propeller blade for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in an off-airport landing on soft sand and the separation of main landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…Oct 20, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3784A · 1

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

Accident 20100709037939ACruise/Level Flight · Pima, AZOn July 09, 2010, about 1735 mountain standard time (MST), an amateur built zenair CH701 stol, N3784A, with the pilot and one passenger had departed the flying j airport (E37) on a local pleasure flight. Approximately 35 minutes in to the flight and at an…Jul 9, 2010 · Substantial damage