# Incident 19790311011299I: Beech 99, Chicago, IL, March 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1979, 19:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRI
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29B-1989-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 5,000 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/19790311011299I

## Narrative

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

SEVERAL TURBINE BLADES SHEARED FROM TURBINE DISC, DAMAGED COMPRESSION SECTION, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N29B (1)

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

- [Incident 19841114072639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841114072639I), Nov 14, 1984: Beech 99 (N29B), Gincinnati, OH. On climbout, gear unsafe light on, circuit breaker popped. 2nd attempt. Cb popped manual extension, safe landing.

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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