- Date
- November 24, 1970
- Place
- Tahoka, TX · TAHOKA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N75262Boeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159612
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4531 70/11/24 TAHOKA,TEX BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0705 N75262 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 44, 13000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAHOKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAHOKA,TEX EDCOUCK,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 8 INCHES OF 1 PROP BLADE FAILED,SEPARATED. UNABLE TO CTL LDG. ROCK NICKS IN BLADE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75262
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tahoka
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