- Date
- April 4, 1978
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2MEAero Comdr 500
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780404015069A
- Case key
- 142403
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1097 78/4/4 MIAMI,FL AERO COMDR 500 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1253 TIME - 0803 N2ME PX- 0 0 1 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INT'L DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE REMARKS- LEFT PROP BLADE SEPARATED AND SLASHED THRU CABIN TOP.LNDD OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2ME
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miami Int'L
N2MERegistration cancelled Aug 20, 2018 · Aero Commander 500Airframe modelAero Commander 500Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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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.