# NTSB investigations, 2003: Propeller failure/malfunction

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW04LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA013.md): Prill RV-6 · Snyder, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 2003 · N3XS · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the propeller blade for undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain.
- [NTSB ATL03LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA130.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Winchester, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2003 · N8496R · Substantial damage
  > A maintenance personnel failure to follow propeller inspection procedures that resulted in a fatigue failure of a propeller blade and the subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB DEN03LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA120.md): Conn Vans RV-4 · Durango, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 2003 · N78DR · Substantial damage
  > partial propeller blade separation for reasons undetermined, and the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude during the forced landing approach that resulted in his overshooting the road on intended landing and colliding with trees. A contributing factor…
- [NTSB FTW03LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA171.md): Boyle Black Eagle BE360 · Celina, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 2003 · N72BJ · Substantial damage
  > The loss of propeller pitch effectiveness for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX03LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA130.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Baker, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 2003 · N8465R · Substantial damage
  > the separation of a propeller blade tip due to fatigue cracking that resulted from improper maintenance repair procedures.
- [NTSB LAX03LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA110.md): Kolb Firestar · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 2003 · N670JW · Substantial damage
  > propeller delamination due to the pilot's failure to properly secure the rear seat shoulder harness prior to flight. A contributing factor was the soft ground in which the airplane landed.
- [NTSB MIA03LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA069.md): Beech A45 · Merritt Island, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 2003 · N34MR · Substantial damage
  > The separation of both propeller blades in-flight for undetermined reasons and the failure of the pilot to attain the proper touchdown during the forced landing resulting in overrun during landing and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear. A…
- [NTSB LAX03FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA074.md): Beech 95 · Rancho Cucamong, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 25, 2003 · N2733Y · Destroyed
  > The fracture and separation of a propeller blade during cruise flight due to fatigue and corrosion pits in the blade pilot bore, and an improper overhaul of the separated propeller by repair station personnel. Factors contributing to the accident were the…
- [NTSB LAX03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA063.md): Davis YAK-3 UR-2000 · Parker, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 2003 · N498SD · Substantial damage
  > failure of the propeller shaft extension mechanism resulting in a loss of power, and the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2003
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 131)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=131&year=2003

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