# Incident 19780524039909I: Beech 200BEECH, Fresno, CA, May 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1978, 17:41 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N274T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N274T-1996-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A41
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 0 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/19780524039909I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF TORQUE FOLLOWED BY LOUD BANG. ENGINE SHUT DOWN, REDUCTION GEAR BEARING AND TURBINE FAILED.

## Other reports on N274T (1)

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

- [Accident 19760219002449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760219002449A), Feb 19, 1976: Beech 200BEECH (N274T), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Nut lost on taper pin which fell out of torque tube assembly. Gear extension impossible.

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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