- Date
- April 7, 1965
- Place
- Jacksonville, TX · JACKSONVILLE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N720TTemco D-16A
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178629
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2125 65/4/7 JACKSONVILLE TEX TEMCO D-16A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 4101 TIME - 1600 N720T PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FEATHERED WRONG ENGINE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RIGHT PROPELLER BLADE FAILED 30 INCHES FROM HUB & SEPERATED, STRIKING LEFT ENGINE COWL & PROPELLER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N720T
- Reported as
- Temco D-16A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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