- Date
- January 20, 1982, 10:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- San Jose, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N74HPPiper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820120004319I
- Case key
- 72499
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Analysis
The aircraft was departing on an IFR flight from San Jose, CA to chester, CA. Shortly after liftoff at an altitude of about 50 feet AGL, the pilot heard a loud bang and the right front seat passenger informed him that the right propeller was missing. The pilot secured the engine and circled the airport to an uneventful landing. The propeller hub and two blades were found on the runway: the third blade was never located. Inspection revealed a 3 to 4 inch progressive fatigue fracture on the hub. Aircraft records indicated that the hub had about 3421 hours total time, and 707 hours since overhaul.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74HP
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7305121
- Airframe hours
- 3,422
- Engine
- Lycoming LTIO-54-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- Hewlett Packard
- Registered owner
- Hewlett Packard
- Departed
- SJC · San Jose, CA
- Destination
- 005 · Chester, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SJC · San Jose Municipal, runway 12, 4,418 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 13,760 total · 1,805 in this make and model · 9,999 as pilot in command · 135 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
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