Event ANC82DA057

1982-07-02 NOME, Alaska, United States Airport · OME None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

N39MN BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2A None

Factual narrative

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, A PROPELLER BLADE TIP FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE LEFT ENGINE. ABOUT 9 INCHES OF THE BLADE TIP SEPARATED AND ENTERED THE TOP SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE ABOUT 1 FT BEHIND THE PILOT'S HEAD. THE BLADE TIP SEVERED THE THROTTLE, FUEL MIXTURE, CARBURETOR HEAT AND PROPELLER CONTROL CABLES TO THE LEFT ENGINE. ALSO, THE AILERON CABLE BECAME JAMMED IN THE FULL LEFT POSITION AND THE RIGHT ENGINE CABLES WERE DAMAGED. REPORTEDLY, THE LEFT ENGINE WENT TO IDLE POWER AND THE PILOT HAD TO SWITCH THE MAGNETOS OFF IN ORDER TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE PROPELLER BLADE (HARTZELL MODEL: HC-C1YK-2CUF, PN FC8477A-4) HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE. THE FATIGUE CRACK ORIGINATED AT A DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PROPELLER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_ANC82DA057.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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