- Date
- December 5, 1970
- Place
- Coleman, TX · COLEMAN, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7949YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159355
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2273 70/12/5 NR.COLEMAN,TEX PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2000 TIME - 0830 N7949Y PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABILENE,TEX SAN MARCOS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- DAMAGED ENG MOUNT,AIRBOX,FUEL INJECTOR AND ENG CTLS.LANDED SAFELY.ONE PROP BLADE SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7949Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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