- Date
- September 4, 1978
- Place
- Enid, OK · ENID, OK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4106WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780904017709I
- Case key
- 138966
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0016 78/9/4 ENID,OK PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1806 N4106W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 38, 2300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 450 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ENID,OK GUYMOND,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: SLIP RING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REMARKS- 'O' RING SHAFT SEAL,P/N PRP-909-6,NOT PLACED IN RECESSED GROOVE ON PROP FLANGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4106W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Woodring
N4106WRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2012 · Piper PA-32-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4106W · 1
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