- Date
- October 29, 1977
- Place
- Palmyra, NY · PALMYRA, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N32140Waco UPF-7
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771029041159A
- Case key
- 144716
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3831 77/10/29 PALMYRA,NY WACO UPF-7 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 320 TIME - 1255 N32140 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMYRA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLIAMSON,NY PALMYRA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 13 IN OF PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED DUE METAL FATIGUE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32140
- Reported as
- Waco UPF-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Palmyra
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N32140 · 1
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