- Date
- April 11, 1971
- Place
- Elmira, CA · ELMIRA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7121WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160229
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0343 71/4/11 ELMIRA,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 462 TIME - 1415 N7121W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VACA-DIXON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PINE MOUNTAIN,CALIF VACAVILLE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 1 BLADE FAILED ABOUT 19 INCHES FROM TIP. AD 69-9-3 NOT COMPLIED WITH. LND IN HAY FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7121W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vaca-Dixon