NTSB investigations, 1996

7 cases where the first occurrence was “Propeller failure/malfunction”.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations, 1996 per year, 1994–2026: 81 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1996
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 131)
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB FTW96LA350Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHardy Quickie Q-200 · Hudson, COdelamination of a propeller blade. A factor relating to the accident was: the terrain condition in the emergency landing area (soft/sandy berm and ditch).Aug 18, 1996 · N6NH · Substantial damageNTSB CHI96FA278Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLancair 320 · Fond Du Lac, WIthe fatigue in the propeller flange with soft material and oversized lightening holes. A factor was the pilot's inability to maintain control of the aircraft due to the exceeded weight and balance which led to a stall/spin.Aug 8, 1996 · N320L · DestroyedNTSB FTW96LA318Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSteward Breezy · Owasso, OKthe pilot's failure to secure his cargo prior to departure. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.Jul 25, 1996 · N2343 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC96LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 18 · Fairbanks, AKThe malfunction of the propeller control unit on the right engine.Jul 6, 1996 · N700WA · Substantial damageNTSB MIA96LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-150 · Knoxville, TNFatigue failure of the blade No. 1 hub arm of the left propeller.Jul 2, 1996 · N3061P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX96LA142Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft DC-65 · Fremont, CAthe in-flight separation of a portion of one wooden propeller blade due to undetected dry rot in the wood fibers.Mar 23, 1996 · N36354 · Substantial damageNTSB BFO96LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Hurlock, MDinadequate inspection by maintenance personnel which failed to detect a fatigue crack, and resulted in an in-flight crankshaft fracture and propeller assembly separation. A related factor was the deep snow encountered during the subsequent forced landing.Jan 14, 1996 · N87424 · Substantial damage