# NTSB NYC74FNA16: Cessna 206, N50463, East Boston, MA, September 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: East Boston, MA · EAST BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3751° N, 71.0392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3751&lon=-71.0392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FNA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3663   73/9/9    EAST BOSTON,MASS    CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2908
        TIME - 1752                    N50463              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST BOSTON,MASS            HYANNIS,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- PROPELLER HUB FRACTURED AT START OF TAKE OFF RUN.TAKE OFF SUCCESSFULLY ABORTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50463](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50463-2012-12-10), registration cancelled 2012-12-10, S/N U20601926, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730909028509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909028509A), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna U206F, East Boston, MA, Substantial damage. Propeller hub fractured at start of take off run. Take off successfully aborted

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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