# Accident 19870809050529A: Beech B90, Milwaukee, WI, August 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1987, 13:40 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DBCA
- Location: 42.9806° N, 87.8993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9806&lon=-87.8993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425K-2004-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B90 (registry code 1152912, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,335 total, 60 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870809050529A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. SHUT DOWN SYSTEM AND RETURNED. FIRE IN PRESSURIZATION SUPERCHARGER FROM FAILED HOSE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI87FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA191), Aug 9, 1987: Beech B90 (N425K), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage

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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