MKC76AK046

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 336 · Mcgregor, IA · March 11, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 11, 1976
Place
Mcgregor, IA · MCGREGOR, IA
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1787ZCessna 336
Status
Completed · report August 6, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760311020219A
Case key
153672

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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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3-1960  76/3/11    MCGREGOR,IA         CESSNA 336          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1266
        TIME - 1505                    N1787Z              PX-  2  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUTTENBURG,IA               MINNEAPOLIS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N1787Z
Reported as
Cessna 336
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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