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During a test flight of a new propeller at Reno, it all hit the fan.
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Post incident report:
One blade of the two-bladed prop
departed along with the turbo-charger,
several intake pipes and the fuel
injection and water system.
Follow Up
The plane was trucked back to Santa
Paula, Ca. from Reno, Nv.
The engine mount was manifluxed,
the structure inspected and new
engine installed.
The airplane continues to fly today
and race at Reno with no additional
repairs from this incident.
We build them strong!
Lancair 409L won the Sport Class
Gold Race at Reno in 1997 and 1998
with Dave Morss at the stick.
Post incident report:
One blade of the two-bladed prop
departed along with the turbo-charger,
several intake pipes and the fuel
injection and water system.
Follow Up
The plane was trucked back to Santa
Paula, Ca. from Reno, Nv.
The engine mount was manifluxed,
the structure inspected and new
engine installed.
The airplane continues to fly today
and race at Reno with no additional
repairs from this incident.
We build them strong!
Lancair 409L won the Sport Class
Gold Race at Reno in 1997 and 1998
with Dave Morss at the stick.

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