# Incident 19810227016459I: Aerosp SN601, Amarillo, TX, February 27, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1981, 07:45 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ABXA
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600AN-1985-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SN-601 CORVETTE (registry code 8680661, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sn-601-corvette) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SN601
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,911 total, 25 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810227016459I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE HEARD LOUD BANG IN RIGHT ENGINE. ENGINE WAS SECURED. FOUND ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO BROKEN PROBE.

## Other reports on N600AN (1)

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

- [Incident 19810410028329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410028329I), Apr 10, 1981: Aerosp SN601 (N600AN), Phoenix, AZ. Zt smoke and odor from left circuit breaker panel. Replaced right battery relay.

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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