# NTSB ATL87LA019: Cessna 152, N6537P, Conway, SC, November 9, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 9, 1986, 16:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place: Conway, SC
- Coordinates: 33.830089, -79.040588 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8301&lon=-79.0406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL87LA019
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7347/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA019

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, climb
  - propeller system/accessories,blade - fatigue (cause)
  - propeller system/accessories,blade - failure,total (cause)
- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, descent - emergency
  - mixture control - loss,total
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft

## Analysis

ONE BLADE OF THE FIXED PITCH PROPELLER SEPARATED 3' FROM THE HUB DURING A ROUTINE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE IMBALANCE RESULTED IN A BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT AND A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A SOFT FIELD DURING WHICH, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE FAILED BLADE, DESIGN NUMBER 1A103, DISCLOSED A FATIGUE CRACK THAT ORIGINATED FROM CHORDWISE SURFACE SCRATCHES UNDERNEATH THE PAINTED FINISH. THE PROPELLER TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE SINCE NEW WAS 3425 HOURS AND IT HAD NOT BEEN REFINISHED DURING THAT TIME.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6537P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6537P-1992-08-17), registration cancelled 1992-08-17, S/N 15285030 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285030
- Airframe hours: 3830
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: N. American Inst. Of Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 22, 1986, 65 hours before
- Departed: HYW, CONWAY, SC

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 712 total, 239 in this make and model, 590 as pilot in command, 310 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19861109054599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861109054599A), Nov 9, 1986: Cessna 152, Conway, SC, Substantial damage. The engine failed during a climb. The aircraft nosed over on landing. Propeller blade separated due to fatigue.

## Other investigations on N6537P (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL83LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA076), Dec 28, 1982: Cessna 152 (N6537P), Conway, SC, substantial damage

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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