NYC69F0226

NTSB accident investigation · Midgt Mstng MM1 · Newfoundland, NJ · September 28, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 28, 1968
Place
Newfoundland, NJ · NEWFOUNDLAND, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N731GFMidgt Mstng MM1
Status
Completed · report December 20, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107901

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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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3-3651  68/9/28    NEWFOUNDLAND,NJ     MIDGT MSTNG MM1     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N731GF              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  44, 14197 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            197 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        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- 16 3/4 IN MISSING NO 1 BLADE MCCAULEY PROP SN15074.HIT AUTO ON HIWAY CAME TO REST INVERTED.

Aircraft

Registration
N731GF
Reported as
Midgt Mstng MM1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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