Dornier DO-228-201 N232RP

Summary

On 21 April 1987 at about 00:00 local time, a Dornier DO-228-201 registered N232RP was involved in an accident near Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. 16 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 April 1987 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Grenier Field (MHT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Dornier DO-228-201

Registration

N232RP

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Newark → Manchester

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA132

Nobody was injured.

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

VIBRATION WAS EXPERIENCED SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER BLADE AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE CRACKING WHICH WAS INITIATED FROM A LINEAR AREA IN A DEFECT FREE PORTION OF THE CAMBER FACE OF THE BLADE. PROPAGATION WAS THROUGH 60% OF THE BLADE CROSS SECTION BEFORE FINAL FAILURE. THE PROP BLADE HAD SEPARATED 23 INCHES FROM THE TIP AND DEFLECTED OFF THE RWY AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.