- Date
- July 4, 1982, 06:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- Deer Valley, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3317FCessna 182J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820704028189A
- Case key
- 70428
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While climbing through about 6500 ft, a loud bang was heard and the pilot saw the engine cowling buckle. About 10 seconds later, the engine ceased to operate. The pilot declared an emergency and landed on an uncontrolled airport. After landing, an examination of the aircraft revealed that the propeller had separated and there was substantial damage from obvious engine vibration. The propeller assembly was found on a highway with one blade missing. A metallurgical examination revealed that the blade had separated after the propeller hub, mccauley pn TCP3EA-PC3, had failed from fatigue.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3317F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182-57317
- Airframe hours
- 2,786
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jack Cowan
- Registered owner
- Jack Cowan
- Departed
- Deer Valley, AZ
- Destination
- Grand Canyon, AZ
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 437 total · 77 in this make and model · 385 as pilot in command · 77 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3317F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.