What was found
THIRTY MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT REPORTS VIBRATION AND THEN PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM ENGINE. PILOT SAYS NOT SURE IF BIRD STRIKE OR PART FAILURE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INJURY TO PILOT OR FURTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.
- Difficulty date
- August 3, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1477N
- Make and model
- Piper J3C65
- Aircraft serial
- 23141
- Propeller
- Snsnch M76AM
- System (JASC)
- 6110 · Propeller Assembly
- Part
- Propeller
- Condition
- Departed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 2,732 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- E, C
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.