Aviation accident ANC17LA052

Name: aviation accident: CESSNA A185 near Aniak (2017-08-18)
Start: 2017-08-18
Location: Aniak, AK, USA

NONE · CESSNA A185 · 2017-08-18 · Aniak, AK, USA

Event

NTSB number: ANC17LA052
Event ID: 20170821X20801
Type: Accident
Date: 2017-08-18
Location: Aniak, AK, USA
Coordinates: 61.581665, -159.543334

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 4
Total aboard: 4

Aircraft

Make: CESSNA
Model: A185
Registration: N92DC
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect a crack in the propeller blade, which led to the separation of a section of a propeller blade due to fatigue.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown