- Date
- December 21, 1968
- Place
- St.Thomas, VI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N116YBeech C-45H
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191854
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4474 68/12/21 NR.ST.THOMAS,VI BEECH C-45H CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2100 TIME - 1145 N116Y PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 1215 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- LFT ENG PROP SHAFT BROKEN FLUSH WITH THE THRUST BEARING.PROP AND SHAFT LOST AT SEA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N116Y
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N116YRegistration cancelled May 24, 2012 · Beech C-45HAirframe modelBeech C-45HEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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.