42.2403° N, 83.5315° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 19, 1981 · 15:15 local
Place
Ypsilanti, MI
Airport
Willow Run
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N310GF
Reported as
Beech E90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total2,600 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.
During climb loud noise from left engine. Engine was feathered and emergency landing made. Turbine failure.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMB LOUD NOISE FROM LEFT ENGINE. ENGINE WAS FEATHERED AND EMERGENCY LANDING MADE. TURBINE FAILURE.