- Date
- June 14, 1987, 06:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place
- Goshen, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N138RKKennedy Avid Flyer
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870614020129A
- Case key
- 13599
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While cruising at 1600 feet MSL, one propeller blade failed in the root area and departed the engine. The pilot made a successful emergency landing in a farmer's field. Vibrations, resulting from the unbalanced propeller condition, were of sufficient magnitude to cause failure of the engine mounts. The engine fell out of the aircraft upon landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N138RK
- Reported as
- Kennedy Avid Flyer
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 138
- Airframe hours
- 65
- Engine
- Cuyuna 06, 43 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert L. Kennedy
- Registered owner
- Robert L Kennedy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1987
- Departed
- 2C9 · Elkhart, IN
- Destination
- HAI · Three Rivers, MI
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 337 total · 65 in this make and model · 265 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBN, 35 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.
Other investigations on N138RK · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.