Plane Crash List

Cessna TU-206A N4831F

23 October 1983 · Loveland, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 October 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna TU-206A registered N4831F, operated by Skys West Parachute Centers In, was involved in an accident near Loveland, Colorado, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Loveland, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Loveland
Coordinates
40.3608, -105.1805
Aircraft
Cessna TU-206A
Registration
N4831F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Skys West Parachute Centers In
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Loveland → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN84FA016

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 0 0 0 6

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT LOST PART OF ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER DURING THE CLIMB TO CRUISE PHASE OF OPERATION. THE PASSENGERS WERE SKYDIVERS SO THEY USED THEIR PARACHUTES IN AN EXIT OF THE ACFT AS THE AIRFRAME STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE PLT MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON THE ARPT WITHOUT POWER. ALL THE JUMPERS LANDED SAFETY. VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE PROPELLER SHOWED THAT THE BLADE HAD SEPARATED 10 TO 12 INCHES OUTBOARD FROM THE BLADE ROOT. THE FRACTURE EXHIBITED EVIDENCE TYPICAL OF HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE AND OVERLOAD STRESS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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