Accident Stinson 108-2 N9694K, Tuesday 12 May 1992

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Date:	Tuesday 12 May 1992
Time:	19:50 LT
Type:	Stinson 108-2
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N9694K
MSN:	108-2694
Engine model:	FRANKLIN 150-B-3
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Olathe, KS - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Topeka, KS
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT REPORTED A SEVERE SHUDDERING SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT 7 INCHES OF ONE PROPELLER TIP HAD SEPARATED IN FLIGHT, CAUSING SEVERE IMBALANCE AND VIBRATION. THE PROPELLER TIP SEPARATED AT A REPAIR SCARF JOINT GLUE LINE.

Probable Cause: THE IN FLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER TIP. AN ASSOCIATED FACTOR IS THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.

Accident investigation: