Piper PA-23-150 accident near Defiance, Ohio, September 30, 1984
On September 30, 1984 at about 9:49 pm local time, a Piper PA-23-150, registered N1424P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Defiance, Ohio. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 30, 1984 · about 9:49 pm local time
- Place
- Defiance, Ohio · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-150 · all PA-23-150s on the register
- Registration
- N1424P · registry record · serial 23-480
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB AT ALT OF 300 FT AGL, 9 1/4 INCHES OF RT ENGINE PROP BLADE SEPARATED. FORCED LANDING WAS MAKE IN FIELD DURING WHICH TIME THE RT WING CONTACTED A TREE. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED PROGRESSIVE FATIGUE OVER 75% OF THE FRACTURED SURFACE ORIGINATING FROM TWO SMALL SHALLOW PITS ON THE CAMBERED SUFACE LEADING EDGE OF THE BLADE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 25,785 hours in all; 125 in this make and model; 209 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,405 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 8, 1984; 28 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: DFI Defiance OH
- Destination: OH02 Mcclure OH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 070° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 7,000 ft; not recorded at 7,000 ft
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:52 pm from TOL, 31 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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