# Incident 19800325043149I: Beech B99, Louisville, KY, March 25, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1980, 22:30 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Standiford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AKYA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12AK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 2,500 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/19800325043149I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE AT 8000, TURBINE ENGINE EXPLODED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO COMPRESSOR, TURBINE AND GEAR CASE.

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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