# Incident 19850929071979I: Beech 99, Decatur, IL, September 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1985, 13:10 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Decatur
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 39.8346° N, 88.8657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DECATUR (DEC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8346&lon=-88.8657&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: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,534 total, 897 in this make and model, 274 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929071979I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ON LEFT ENGINE. RETURNED WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN. COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADE BROKEN.

## Other reports on N311BA (1)

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

- [Incident 19831125072959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831125072959I), Nov 25, 1983: Beech 99 (N311BA), Gary, IN, Minor damage. Explosion and fire in left engine. Landed and fire put out. A turbine disc came apart and engine seized.

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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