# NTSB ATL82FA011: Beech 58, N755CF, Selma, AL, October 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1981
- Place: Selma, AL · SELMA, AL
- Location: 32.4170° N, 87.0357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selma, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4170&lon=-87.0357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2047  81/10/27   SELMA,AL            BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0715                    N755CF              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            35, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, 500
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAIG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SELMA,AL                    STOCKTON,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- MCCAULEY PROP HUB,PN D2AF34C30N,FAILED FM FATIGUE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N755CF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N755CF-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N TH-179, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Craig

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811027073429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811027073429A), Oct 27, 1981: Beech 58, Selma, AL, Substantial damage. Prop hub on right engine separated on takeoff roll. Pilot aborted takeoff. Fatigue crack failure.

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.

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