MINR · PIPER PA 18-150 · 2015-04-17 · La Quinta, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR15LA149
Event ID
20150417X02428
Type
Accident
Date
2015-04-17
Location
La Quinta, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.681945, -116.266944
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA 18-150
Registration
N162SC
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly repair a propeller deformation, which resulted in a fatigue crack, separation of a propeller blade tip, and forced landing onto uneven terrain.