Incident · 1996-03-28

NTSB case MIA96IA109 · Beech 1900D · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1996-03-28
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Beech 1900D (N29YV)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Failure of a blade counterweight clamp retaining screw due to cadmium embrittlement which occurred during the manufacture process. This resulted in the counterweight clamp separating and striking the adjacent blade causing it to separate.

Source: NTSB case MIA96IA109

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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