MIA72DKW32

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Cleveland, TN · January 21, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 21, 1971
Place
Cleveland, TN · CLEVELAND, TN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4610JPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report March 13, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159778

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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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3-2695  71/1/21    CLEVELAND,TENN      PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 650
        TIME - 1700                    N4610J              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEVIERVILLE,TENN            DECATUR,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: SPINNERS,DOMES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- PROP SPINNER SEPARATED IN FLT.EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS BINDING BETWEEN PROP AND COWL.AD 70-9-2 NCW.

Aircraft

Registration
N4610J
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage