43.1399° N, 89.3375° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DANE COUNTY RGNL/TRUAX FLD (MSN), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 24, 1979 · 06:15 local
Place
Madison, WI
Airport
Dane Co Truax
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VIA
Aircraft
N94872
Reported as
Beech C45H
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,540 total1,500 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.
Engine failed due to failure of the impeller bearing. Pn 288943.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE IMPELLER BEARING. PN 288943.