Episode 84: Missing Prop

There I was... by AOPA Air Safety Institute

Jun 17, 202537:00Games & Hobbies

Mel Rushton recounts a harrowing nighttime IFR flight when the propeller of his Piper Comanche separated mid-flight over Florida.

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