Snider CP328 SUPER EMERAUDE N90484

Summary

On 10 September 1994 at about 14:10 local time, a Snider CP328 SUPER EMERAUDE registered N90484 was involved in an accident near Painton, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 September 1994 at 14:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Painton, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Snider CP328 SUPER EMERAUDE

Registration

N90484

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Kirksville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI94LA319

1 person was seriously injured.

in flight delamination and subsequent failure of the hand carved wooden propeller.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT THE PILOT THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED HIS PREFLIGHT PROCEDURES AND SAID HE PULLED THE ENGINE THROUGH TWO REVOLUTIONS. HE SAID HE WAS CLIMBING ON COURSE WHEN THE AIRPLANE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE HAND CARVED WOOD PROPELLER HAD FAILED. HE SAID THAT ONE BLADE HAD DELAMINATED AND HAD SPLIT FROM THE TIP TO THE HUB. A 'GOOD SIZED PIECE' HAD SEPARATED IN FLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.