- Date
- February 27, 1986, 16:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Russellville, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3536RBeech A23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860227003909A
- Case key
- 6928
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Outboard half of one propeller blade separated during cruise flight. During the subsequent forced landing attempt the acft struck trees, severing the right wing, and crashed inverted. Front occupant seats separated from seat tracks. Examination of propeller revealed fatigue failure which resulted from corrosion pitting under the previously installed propeller decal. FAA AD 66-23-02 directed removal of the decal, cleaning of the propeller blade, and inspection of the propeller blade for corrosion pits. Acft had an annual inspection on April 29, 1985.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3536R
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M694
- Engine
- Continental IO-346-A, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Leonard A. Segal
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 29, 1985
- Departed
- HSP · Hot Springs, AR
- Destination
- M22 · Russellville, AL
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 116 total · 38 in this make and model · 77 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSL, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.