# Incident 19850205011629I: Beech B99, Louisville, KY, February 5, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1985, 14:15 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Standiford
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AKYA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-99 (registry code 1154004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,550 total, 2,316 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850205011629I

## Narrative

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

SHUTDOWN ENGINE AFTER SHARP SOUND AND INDICATIONS OF ENGINE FAILURE. COMPRESSOR TURBINE DISC FAILED.

## Other reports on N34AK (1)

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

- [Incident 20000911031379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000911031379I), Sep 11, 2000: Beech B99 (N34AK), Ontario, CA, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot ignored checklist, forgot to lower landing gear. Aircraft propellers struck the runway, pilot initiated a go-around. Aircraft returned and made a…

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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