FAA incident report · Beech B99 · Louisville, KY · March 25, 1980
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During cruise at 8000, turbine engine exploded. Extensive damage to compressor, turbine and gear case.
DURING CRUISE AT 8000, TURBINE ENGINE EXPLODED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO COMPRESSOR, TURBINE AND GEAR CASE.