GOODYEAR, AZ, USA
N4297F
CESSNA 172
DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLT WHILE CRUISING AT 7500 FT MSL, THE ACFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY. THE PLT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT A SECTION OF ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES HAD SEPARATED. THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN FLIGHT DURING THE VIBRATION. THE SEPARATED PORTION OF THE BLADE WAS NEVER LOCATED. THE REASON FOR THE SEPARATION WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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