# Incident 19831125072959I: Beech 99, Gary, IN, November 25, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1983, 17:05 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: Gary
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N311BA-1989-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total, 675 in this make and model, 249 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831125072959I

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN LEFT ENGINE. LANDED AND FIRE PUT OUT. A TURBINE DISC CAME APART AND ENGINE SEIZED.

## Other reports on N311BA (1)

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

- [Incident 19850929071979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929071979I), Sep 29, 1985: Beech 99 (N311BA), Decatur, IL. Loud bang and loss of oil pressure on left engine. Returned with engine shutdown. Compressor turbine blade broken.

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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