- Date
- August 10, 1975
- Place
- Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1568UCessna 207
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750810039579A
- Case key
- 150442
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3981 75/8/10 TOPEKA,KS CESSNA 207 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 2400 TIME - 1708 N1568U PX- 0 0 6 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILIP BILLARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALINA,KS KANSAS CITY,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PROP HUB FAILURE MODE FATIGUE,HI STRESS OR VIBRATION ORIGIN.COUNTER WGT AND BUSHING WEAR EXCESSIVE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1568U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Philip Billard
N1568URegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2013 · Cessna 207Airframe modelCessna 207Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1568U · 2
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