Schippers BD-4 N412JS

Summary

On 28 July 1983 at about 23:15 local time, a Schippers BD-4 registered N412JS was involved in an accident near Danbury, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 July 1983 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Danbury, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.2310, -95.7206

Aircraft

Schippers BD-4

Registration

N412JS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ainsworth → Marshall Town

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC83LA166

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

WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE HOME BUILT ACFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED & THE MAIN GEAR WERE DAMAGED DURING A LANDING ON ROLLING TERRAIN. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE MOUNTING BOLTS FOR A PROPELLER SPACER HAD FAILED. THE SPACER HAD BEEN INSTALLED BETWEEN THE ENGINE & THE PROPELLER TO OFFSET A CLEARANCE PROBLEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.