- Date
- August 7, 1973
- Place
- Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4854PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730807022549A
- Case key
- 189502
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2077 73/8/7 NR.FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 750 TIME - 1800 N4854P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 471 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANTANA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADE RETENTION MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- RT PROP BLADE SEPARATED IN FLT.PLT CONT TO DEST. BOLT DISCOLORED,FAILED.HALF OF CLAMP MISSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4854P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4854PRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.