# NTSB MIA74FKT10: Piper PA-23, N4854P, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, August 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1973
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKT10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKT10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4854P-2013-09-16), registration cancelled 2013-09-16, S/N 27-427, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730807022549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730807022549A), Aug 7, 1973: Piper PA23250, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Rt prop blade separated in flt. Plt cont to dest. Bolt discolored,failed. Half of clamp missing.

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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