- Date
- August 16, 1976
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3416PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760816026739A
- Case key
- 156080
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4111 76/8/16 MIAMI,FL PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1235 N3416P PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 27, 2208 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 45 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADE RETENTION MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PROP SEPARATED IN-FLIGHT COLLIDED WITH FUSELAGE CAUSING FAILURE OF LDG GEAR ENTENSION SYSTEM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3416P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3416PRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 2014 · Piper PA-23-160Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N3416P · 1
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