# Incident 19850823057389I: Beech B99, Owensboro, KY, August 23, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1985, 13:41 local time
- Place: Owensboro, KY
- Airport: Daviess Co
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AKYA
- Location: 37.7572° N, 87.1174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owensboro, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7572&lon=-87.1174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38AK-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-99 (registry code 1154004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850823057389I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB LEFT ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. ENGINE SECURED AND RETURNED. ONE COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADE FAILED.

## Other reports on N38AK (1)

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

- [Incident 19851209067229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851209067229I), Dec 9, 1985: Beech B99 (N38AK), Mt Vernon, IL, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear light. Crew did not follow AFM checklist. Circuit breaker popped. Left main collapsed on landing.

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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