41.3032° N, 95.8941° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 14, 1983 · 08:00 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N24DS
Reported as
Beech B90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,500 total2,000 in this make and model120 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.
Heard a loud snap. Saw flame and metal come from exhaust. Propeller would not feather. Found prop linkage bent.
As the FAA filed it
HEARD A LOUD SNAP. SAW FLAME AND METAL COME FROM EXHAUST. PROPELLER WOULD NOT FEATHER. FOUND PROP LINKAGE BENT.