# Incident 19800326032359I: Beech 200BEECH, Galesburg, IL, March 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1980, 13:05 local time
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9502° N, 90.3766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galesburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9502&lon=-90.3766&mi=10
- Aircraft: N660M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N660M-2007-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-29 (registry code 61506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A41
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,254 total, 300 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/19800326032359I

## Narrative

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

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

## Other reports on N660M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940922046289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940922046289I), Sep 22, 1994: Beech 200BEECH (N660M), Fort Wayne, IN, Minor damage. Right wing tip hit fence. During parking assisted by ground crew. Fence to be made more visible by lighted markers.

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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