The investigation determined the primary casual factor of the mishap was an unnoticed fatigue crack on a propeller blade.
Richard Blumenthal: “The investigation determined the primary casual factor of the mishap was an unnoticed fatigue crack on a propeller…”
On the recordDecember 11, 2018
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Blumenthal discusses findings of a fatal C-130T mishap investigation.
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