MIA77FLG14

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 112A · Union, SC · April 18, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1977
Place
Union, SC · UNION, SC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1368JAero Comdr 112A
Status
Completed · report July 8, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
157883

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1787  77/4/18  NR.UNION,SC           AERO COMDR 112A     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 165
        TIME - 1540                    N1368J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HENDERSONVILLE,NC           GREENVILLE,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        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 OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- BLADE SEPARATED 5IN FROM TIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N1368J
Reported as
Aero Comdr 112A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.