19841021076049I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech B99 · Fort Morgan, CO · October 21, 1984

Date: October 21, 1984 · 15:12 local
Place: Fort Morgan, CO
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: PIOA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1921T
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN85IA016
Reported as: Beech B99
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,790 total18 in this make and model167 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.

Right engine compressor turbine blade failed. Unable to maintain altitude with icing, landed gear up in cornfield.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADE FAILED. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WITH ICING, LANDED GEAR UP IN CORNFIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN85IA016Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFort Morgan, COCaptain shutdown rt engine in-flight due to a surging and vibration problem. The aircraft was in moderate icing conditions at the time of the engine shutdown. The captain was unable to maintain altitude and an emergency landing was made in a corn field. Post…Oct 21, 1984 · Minor damage