42.1013° N, 75.9094° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 6, 1978 · 17:25 local
Place
Binghamton, NY
Airport
Broome Co
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N7507N
Reported as
Beech B99
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total100 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.
Slow rise in torque followed by quick rise in itt. Engine was shut down. Found #1 bearing failed.
As the FAA filed it
SLOW RISE IN TORQUE FOLLOWED BY QUICK RISE IN ITT. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. FOUND #1 BEARING FAILED.