# Incident 19860507036049I: Beech 99, Albany, NY, May 7, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1986, 20:00 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MLSA
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N336PL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N336PL-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-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 99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,300 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860507036049I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER A POWER SURGE IN CRUISE. SAFE LANDING. FOUND COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADE HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N336PL (3)

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

- [Incident 19861031064339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861031064339I), Oct 31, 1986: Beech 99 (N336PL), Syracuse, NY. Smoke appeared in cockpit. Pilot returned aircraft to airport. Light bulb found shorted in copilots panel.
- [Incident 19860326036059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860326036059I), Mar 26, 1986: Beech 99 (N336PL), Albany, NY. Right engine oil pressure surged and dropped. Engine shutdown. Found binding in oil bypass check valve assembly.
- [Accident 19851011051529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011051529A), Oct 11, 1985: Beech 99 (N336PL), Albany, NY, Substantial damage. Crack in landing gear hydraulic system reducer fitting prevented normal or manual extension. Nose gear collapsed.

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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