Plane Crash List

Swing VELOCITY RG N125V

11 April 1990 · Wimauma, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 April 1990 at about 15:05 local time, a Swing VELOCITY RG registered N125V, operated by Swing, Brian S., was involved in an accident near Wimauma, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 15:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Wimauma, Florida, United States
Coordinates
27.7595, -82.2806
Aircraft
Swing VELOCITY RG
Registration
N125V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Swing, Brian S.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lakeland → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA90LA103

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

DELAMINATION OF A PORTION OF ONE OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER BLADES AT A KNOT, RESULTING IN SEVERE VIBRATION AND NECESSITATING A FORCED LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT DURING CRUISE FLT, HE FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE REAR OF THE ACFT (THE ACFT WAS A PUSHER TYPE). HE SECURED THE ENG. AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN A FIELD DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE ACFT ROLLED INVERTED & CAME TO REST. EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT A PORTION OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE DELAMINATED AT A KNOT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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