- Date
- May 23, 1969
- Place
- Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7811QBeech 65-B80
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171470
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2578 69/5/23 VISALIA,CALIF BEECH 65-B80 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2002 N7811Q PX- 0 0 1 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 44, 5100 TOTAL HOURS, 100 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTERVILLE,CALIF VISALIA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION POWERPLANT - REDUCTION GEAR ASSEMBLY: SHAFT PROPELLER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVER TORQUED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PINION CAGE NUT LOCKPLATE P/N 74203,TANGS SHEARED.PROP SHAFT SECURE NUT UNSCREWED.NO LDG DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7811Q
- Reported as
- Beech 65-B80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage