- Date
- April 5, 1972
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N738CBBeech 95
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79356
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0689 72/4/5 MIAMI,FLA BEECH 95 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 5700 TIME - 1729 N738CB PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2100 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW TAMIAMI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FLA KEY WEST,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB ENGINE TEARAWAY TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE REMARKS- R PROP BLADE FAILED ABOUT 1 INCH FROM BASE OF SHANK.R ENG TORN AWAY.PLT LOST CTL.PROP OVERDUE OVHL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738CB
- Reported as
- Beech 95
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- New Tamiami
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