# Incident 19791105054879I: Gulstm G44, Martinsburg, WV, November 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4578° N, 77.9782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4578&lon=-77.9782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7916C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44
- Reported engine: CONT IO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 10 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/19791105054879I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AFTER LOSING PROP DUE TO CRANKSHAFT BREAK, WHICH RESULTED FROM OLD FLAW IN CRANKSHAFT.

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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