# NTSB DEN78FTM28: Clark Focke 190A3, N23FW, Cedar City, UT, July 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1978
- Place: Cedar City, UT · CEDAR CITY, UT
- Location: 37.6775° N, 113.0619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6775&lon=-113.0619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTM28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTM28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2686   78/7/8  NR.CEDAR CITY,UT      CLARK FOCKE 190A3   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2550
        TIME - 1019                    N23FW               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CEDAR CITY,UT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADE RETENTION MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NON-STANDARD INSTALLATION ON PROP FLANGE.PLT BUILT BUSHINGS EXTENDING INTO PROP APPROX 1/4IN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23FW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23FW-1982-08-30), registration cancelled 1982-08-30, S/N 4813 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLARK FOCKE 190A3
- Registry model: [Clark FOCKE WULF 190 A 3](https://openairdocs.org/model/clark-focke-wulf-190-a-3) (registry code 0566409) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780708022699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708022699A), Jul 8, 1978: Amtr 0566409, Cedar City, UT, Destroyed. Non-standard installation on prop flange. Plt built bushings exten into prop approx 1/4IN.

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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