39.0997° N, 94.5786° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 31, 1980 · 10:30 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Downtown
Phase of flight
Holding IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4KH
Reported as
Cessna 500CESSNA
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT15D1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,100 total1,300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Za pilot heard metallic noise and noted high temperature on left engine. First stage turbine wheel failed.
As the FAA filed it
ZA PILOT HEARD METALLIC NOISE AND NOTED HIGH TEMPERATURE ON LEFT ENGINE. FIRST STAGE TURBINE WHEEL FAILED.