Probable cause
The failure of the tip of the wood propeller due to damage caused by a foreign object.
NTSB analysis
While climbing to cruise altitude about five minutes after departure, the outboard four inches of the tip of one propeller blade separated. The pilot was able to reduce power and return to the airport for a successful full-stop landing. Inspection of the experimental-use-only wood pusher propeller revealed that the blade had failed at a point where it had been damaged by a foreign object.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for SEA08LA114 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Apr 26, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Council, Idaho
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built Titan Tornado S
- N-number
- N706BC
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.