- Date
- September 25, 1973
- Place
- Roswell, NM · ROSWELL, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6472LPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 188425
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3054 73/9/25 ROSWELL,N MEX PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0100 N6472L PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 32, 3125 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSWELL INDUST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSWELL,N MEX LUBBOCK,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE REMARKS- ABOUT 1 FT OF R PROP BLADE SEPARATED.ABORTED OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6472L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Roswell Indust