# Incident 19870113005149I: Saab SF340A, Sioux City, IA, January 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1987, 06:30 local time
- Place: Sioux City, IA
- Airport: Sioux Gateway
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 42.5000° N, 96.4003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5000&lon=-96.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N324PX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- Reported engine: GE CT72A
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,450 total, 600 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870113005149I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED AFTER TAKEOFF ON LEFT THEN RIGHT ENGINE. RETURNED, FAILED TO LOCATE ENGINE PROBLEM.

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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