MIA66F0569

NTSB accident investigation · Fleet Acft FLEET1 · St.Petersburg, FL · May 15, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 15, 1966
Place
St.Petersburg, FL · ST.PETERSBURG, FL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1980MFleet Acft FLEET1
Status
Completed · report June 23, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172935

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0067  66/5/15    ST.PETERSBURG FLA   FLEET ACFT FLEET1   CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N1980M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  46, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, 21
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ONE PROP BLADE SEPARTED IN FLT,CAUSED ENG OUT O Z03500IL J 22       086300015

Aircraft

Registration
N1980M
Reported as
Fleet Acft FLEET1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Whitted