INDEPENDENCE, OR, USA
N504JT
THIESSEN RV-4
THE PLT HAD INSTALLED A USED 'SCIMITAR' PROP WHILE WAITING FOR HIS TO BE REFINISHED. DURING A SPEED RUN AT 190 MPH, WITH ABOUT 2900 RPM, PART OF PROP SEPARATED. THE PLT SHUT DOWN THE ENG & INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HOWEVER, WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID WIRES, AT ABOUT 25 TO 50 FT AGL, THE ACFT STALLED, THEN MUSHED INTO THE GROUND.
FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE OBSTRUCTION (TRANSMISSION LINE) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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