Piper PA-31-350 N3589B
10 August 1988 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 1988 at about 15:12 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N3589B, operated by FAA, was involved in an incident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:12
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Will Rogers World (OKC)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350
- Registration
- N3589B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- FAA
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oklahoma City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW88IA147
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 FLIGHT WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH THREE PILOTS ONBOARD. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 17R AND WAS 300 TO 400 FEET AGL WHEN ONE BLADE OF THE RIGHT PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE HUB, FOLLOWED BY THE REMAINDER OF THE PROPELLER. THE PIC MADE AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN AND ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 12, AND THEN LANDED ON THAT RUNWAY. EXAMINATION REVEALED FRACTURE RESULTED FROM FATIGUE CRACKS THAT INITIATED AT THE GREASE HOLES IN THE FORWARD HALF OF THE PROPELLER HUB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-31-P | Miami Lakes, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-31-350 | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-31-350 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Jordan Paper Products, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-31-350 | Dixon, Illinois, United States | Blackhawk Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-31-350 | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | Seneca 31682, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-31-325 | Orinda, California, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 1988 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-38-112 | Washington, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1988 | Cessna 182J | Lamont, Oklahoma, United States | Airport Service Company, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1988 | Piper PA-22-135 | Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States | JIM F. White | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 1988 | Beechcraft B55 | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1988 | Cessna 152 | Hinton, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |