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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bac 146200A · Fresno, CA · February 27, 1987

Date
February 27, 1987 · 20:00 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PSAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N356PS
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87FA128
Reported as
Bac 146200A
Reported engine
Lycoming ALF502R5
People aboard
87
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,592 total1,579 in this make and model128 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Uncontained explosion of NR3 engine at cruise. Turbine blade failure sent debris into cabin, damaged lines controls

As the FAA filed it

UNCONTAINED EXPLOSION OF NR3 ENGINE AT CRUISE. TURBINE BLADE FAILURE SENT DEBRIS INTO CABIN, DAMAGED LINES CONTROLS

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.