# NTSB MIA66F0569: Fleet Acft FLEET1, N1980M, St.Petersburg, FL, May 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1966
- Place: St.Petersburg, FL · ST.PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0569
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0569

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FLEET ACFT FLEET1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whitted

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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