- Date
- January 23, 1977
- Place
- Georgetown, SC · GEORGETOWN, SC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4046XAero Comdr 100
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156923
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0851 77/1/23 GEORGETOWN,SC AERO COMDR 100 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 350 TIME - 1200 N4046X PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOHNS ISLAND,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SEVERE VIBRATION AFTER PROP BLADE SEPARATION CAUSED IN-FLT FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR & ENG MOUNT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4046X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Georgetown County
N4046XRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 1977 · Aero Commander 100-180Airframe modelAero Commander 100-180
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