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MKC80FA045

1980-07-17 · MALDEN, Missouri, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N7EW

Make / Model
BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
Year of manufacture
1964 · 16 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19721221
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A95055

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
BEECH 95-B55 · N7EW
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
MALDEN MUNI
Kind of flying
B2

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Temp
90° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
00000095-855
Total time
2,464 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
GA (GA)
Total hours
12,140
Age
51

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

2B/V7636NB,FAILED FM FATIGUE.

Investigator remarks

HARTZELL PROP HUB CLAMP,SN CC169,MODEL PHC-A3VF-

Cause factors

  • 74/A/FI A
    POWERPLANT BLADE RETENTION MECHANISM Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/A/36 A
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FATIGUE FRACTURE Cause — pilot/personnel action

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3231. Source file NTSB_1980_3_3231.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.