Bollinger Robert L BD 4 N108BC

Summary

On 22 June 2014 at about 16:17 local time, a Bollinger Robert L BD 4 registered N108BC, operated by Bollinger Robert L, was involved in an accident near Fairfield, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 June 2014 at 16:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Fairfield Municipal (KFFL)

Coordinates

41.0558, -91.9808

Aircraft

Bollinger Robert L BD 4

Registration

N108BC

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

Bollinger Robert L

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairfield → Fairfield

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA305

1 person died.

The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to the in-flight separation of the propeller blades for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness reported seeing the airplane take off, make a 90-degree left turn, descend, and subsequently collide with terrain about 600 ft east of the runway. A postimpact fire ensued. During the examination of the accident site, all of the airplane's structure was found except for the propeller blades. The day after the accident, the airport manager found two of the three propeller blades while he was mowing grass. Photographs of the two propeller blades showed damage consistent with the in-flight separation of the blades. Neither blade exhibited impact or thermal damage. The breaks at the hub were not bent but pulled straight out. The reason for the in-flight separation of the propeller blades could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.