- Date
- March 9, 1977
- Place
- Petal, MS · PETAL, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1540XPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770309004769A
- Case key
- 152508
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4122 77/3/9 PETAL,MS PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2518 TIME - 1110 N1540X PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HATTIESBURG,MS JACKSON,MS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HARTZELL 7666 BLADE,SERIAL # 85458,FAILED DUE FATIGUE.SERV BUL INITIATED TO ELIM SHOT PEENING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1540X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.