# NTSB NYC71FHD54: Cooney R-3, N91TC, Woodbine, NJ, June 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1971
- Place: Woodbine, NJ · WOODBINE, NJ
- Location: 39.2283° N, 74.8096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbine, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2283&lon=-74.8096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FHD54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHD54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2361   71/6/1    WOODBINE,NJ         COONEY R-3          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1845                    N91TC               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  49, 21000 TOTAL HOURS, 14
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDRICKSBURG,MD            WILDWOOD,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PART OF PROP FAILED 4 1/2 IN FROM TIP.PROP CUT DOWN TO 58 IN.MFR SPEC IS 69 TO 67 IN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N91TC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: COONEY R-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodbine

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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