- Date
- January 3, 1979
- Place
- Chambersburg, PA · CHAMBERSBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8704HN.American NAVI0N
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790103000179A
- Case key
- 137784
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0203 79/1/3 CHAMBERSBURG,PA N.AMERICAN NAVI0N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 450 TIME - 1230 N8704H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 312 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAMBERSBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKEWOOD,NJ CHAMBERSBURG,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- HARTZELL PROPELLER MODEL HC12-207D BEARING PART NR A38B FAILED. PROPELLER WENT TO HIGH PITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8704H
- Reported as
- N.American NAVI0N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chambersburg
N8704HRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2014 · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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