# Incident 20200719004719I: Fleet 7B, Avondale, PA, July 19, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2020, 13:40 local time
- Place: Avondale, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8262° N, 75.7813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avondale, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8262&lon=-75.7813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N174RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fleet 7B (registry code 1461503, https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-7b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner B5 series (registry code 37501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLEET 7B
- Reported engine: KINNER B5 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200719004719I

## Narrative

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

OWNER TOOK OFF FROM N57, WITH DESTINATION VAN SANT AIRPORT 9N1, WITH ONE PASSENGER. OWNER DESCRIBED INCREASE IN VIBRATION, SLIGHT RPM DROP, DURING FLIGHT. DECLARED EMERGENCY, AND HE WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY IN FIELD. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT, FOUND PROPELLER DAMAGE FROM TIP TOWARDS HUB, APPROXIMATELY 39 INCHES OF TOTAL DAMAGE. LARGE SECTION OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED IN FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N174RS (1)

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

- [Incident 20070609012699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070609012699I), Jun 9, 2007: Fleet FLEET7B (N174RS), Malibu, CA, No damage. (-23) N174RS, a Fleet 7B, made an emergency landing in a dirt field near the beach in Malibu, California, at 091830 PDT due to a rough running engine. No…

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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