# Incident 19810512033069I: Beech E90, Grand Junction, CO, May 12, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1981, 17:03 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200CU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810512033069I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HEARD LOUD BANG IN RIGHT ENGINE IN CRUISE. FOUND TURBINE DISC PART NO 3014805 DAMAGED. ENGINE HRS 4380

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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