Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 310R N35H

22 November 1991 · South St Paul, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 November 1991 at about 11:50 local time, a Cessna 310R registered N35H, operated by New Creations, Inc, was involved in an accident near South St Paul, Minnesota, United States. One person was 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 11:50
Classification
Accident
Location
South St Paul, Minnesota, United States
Nearest airport
Holman Field (STP)
Coordinates
44.8799, -93.0391
Aircraft
Cessna 310R
Registration
N35H
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
New Creations, Inc
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Des Moines
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Bright
NTSB number
CHI92LA031

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE PROPELLER HUB ASSEMBLY WHICH RESULTED IN METAL FATIGUE AND PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATION DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

AS THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF, TWO PROPELLER BLADES SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY, PENETRATING THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE, FEATHERED THE REMAINING PROPELLER BLADE YAND RETURNED TO LAND AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THE BLADES FAILED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN AND CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTION/ANOMALY. THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY HAD A TOTAL TIME OF ABOUT 3,229 HOURS, INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 295 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL AND INSTALLATION ON THE ACCIDENT AIRFRAME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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