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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 200BEECH · Galesburg, IL · March 26, 1980

Date: March 26, 1980 · 13:05 local
Place: Galesburg, IL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N660M
Reported as: Beech 200BEECH
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A41
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,254 total300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N660MRegistration cancelled Dec 7, 2007 · Beech 200S/N BB-10 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech 200 Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A-29Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Loud bang and ball of fire from left engine at cruise. Compressor failed and pieces damaged the turbine.

As the FAA filed it

LOUD BANG AND BALL OF FIRE FROM LEFT ENGINE AT CRUISE. COMPRESSOR FAILED AND PIECES DAMAGED THE TURBINE.

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