- Date
- May 4, 1985, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bainbridge, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6850UMooney M20C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850504058539A
- Case key
- 31394
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While en route, the plt noted a severe eng vibration. He shut down the eng & made an emergency landing. During the roll-out, the acft hit a ditch & was damaged. An investigation revealed that one prop blade had failed from fatigue & the end of the blade had separated. The fatigue had originated on the side of the blade. There were indications of corrosion were the crack began, aprx 17' from the base of the blade.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6850U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2555
- Airframe hours
- 2,020
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Callahan Aviation Services
- Registered owner
- Callahan Aviation Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 23, 1984
- Departed
- SPG · Spartanburg, SC
- Destination
- ANB · Anniston, AL
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,070 total · 161 in this make and model · 1,974 as pilot in command · 102 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.