# Incident 19780116003269I: Beech 200BEECH, Middletown, PA, January 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1978, 14:15 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1932° N, 76.7626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRISBURG INTL (MDT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1932&lon=-76.7626&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280RA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-41 (registry code 61541, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-41) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780116003269I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE VIBRATED AND FAILED AS AIRCRAFT REACHED CRUISE. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE.

## Other reports on N280RA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840319015649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840319015649I), Mar 19, 1984: Beech 200BEECH (N280RA), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Aileron control malfunction on takeoff. Was able to return. Inboard aileron hinge bracket improperly installed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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