- Date
- July 1, 1981
- Place
- Thief River Fa, MN · THIEF RIVER FA, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N52565Cessna 172P
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810701037719A
- Case key
- 124912
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1521 81/7/1 THIEF RIVER FA,MN CESSNA 172P CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 9838 TIME - 1210 N52565 PX- 0 0 2 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 1040 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THIEF RIVER FA,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NICKED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- MCCAULEY FXD PITCH PROP,MODEL 1C160/DTM,FAILED 12 IN FM HUB CTR LN.CRACK BGN FM TRAILING EDGE NICK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52565
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N52565 · 1
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