# Incident 19791024054469I: Beech C45H, Madison, WI, October 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1979, 06:15 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Dane Co Truax
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VIA
- Location: 43.1399° N, 89.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANE COUNTY RGNL/TRUAX FLD (MSN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1399&lon=-89.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94872 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,540 total, 1,500 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/19791024054469I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE IMPELLER BEARING. PN 288943.

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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