ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43033
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| Date: | Sunday 7 October 1984 |
| Time: | 17:59 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N9572Y |
| MSN: | TC-352 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3650 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newport Beach, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Santa Ana, CA (SNA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB STRAIGHT AHEAD AND WAS THEN OBSERVED IN S STEEP LEFT TURN DURING WHICH IT DESCENDED AND CRASHED INTO THE ROOF OF A BUILDING APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. ONE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER BLADE WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY. THE OTHER PROPELLER BLADE, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS, WAS FOUND ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE PROPELLER HUB WAS SEPARATED, LONGITUDINALLY, ALONG THE CENTERLINE. THE LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLERS HAD BEEN OVERHAULED AND WERE INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT AT THE RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF 3.6 HOURS SINCE THE INSTALLATION. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X41386
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Jun-2023 09:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
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