# NTSB IAD76FIJ01: Piper PA-28, N8848J, Weston, WV, July 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1975
- Place: Weston, WV · WESTON, WV
- Location: 39.0388° N, 80.4622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0388&lon=-80.4622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2192   75/7/6    WESTON,WV           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 900
        TIME - 1415                    N8848J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENNETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOWAGIAC,MI                 BRIDGEWATER,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- AD 69-9-3 NOT C/W-SENSENICH PROP MODEL M76EMMS60 LOST 22 1/2 IN OF ONE BLADE.TT ON PROP 603 HR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8848J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8848J), registered now, S/N 28-2806, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bennett

## 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 19750706024609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750706024609A), Jul 6, 1975: Piper PA28180, Weston, WV, Substantial damage. AD 69-9-3 not c/w-sensenich prop model M76EMMS60 lost 22 1/2 in of one blade. Tt on prop 603 hr.

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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