31.5493° N, 97.1467° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 20, 1978 · 12:15 local
Place
Waco, TX
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
RIA
Aircraft
N13RA
Reported as
Beech 99
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,450 total600 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Power decreased. The crew heard pieces of metal striking the airplane. Engine shut down.
As the FAA filed it
POWER DECREASED. THE CREW HEARD PIECES OF METAL STRIKING THE AIRPLANE. ENGINE SHUT DOWN.