- Date
- May 6, 1983, 00:55 local (04:55 UTC)
- Place
- Youngstown, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6178XAero Commander 500B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830506041309I
- Case key
- 12046
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While cruising at 5000 ft MSL, the plt heard a 'very loud bang' & noted 'very much vibration from the left eng.' He shut down & feathered the left eng & prop. When the eng stopped turning, he noted 1 prop blade was missing. The acft was landed without further incident. An exam revealed that a hartzell model HC-A3VK-2 blade clamp, pn C-3, & a pilot tube on the 3 bladed prop had failed from fatigue. Also, it was noted that the motor mounts broke loose & the generator broke loose & separated. Ultimately, the generator fell on a parked automobile.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6178X
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 500B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1014-35
- Airframe hours
- 9,741
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-B1A5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Central Airlines Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1982 · 631 hours before
- Departed
- TET · Teterboro, NJ
- Destination
- CAK · Canton-Akron, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 18,000 total · 6,500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Observed at
- YNG
FAA reports on this event · 1
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