19870819045939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT400A · Monroe, LA · August 19, 1987

Date
August 19, 1987 · 08:21 local
Place
Monroe, LA
Airport
Monroe Regional
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SJBG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3159C
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87DRD13
Reported as
Airtrc AT400A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A20A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total3,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The aircraft lost power during aerial application flight. The blades of the compressor turbine had failed.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE BLADES OF THE COMPRESSOR TURBINE HAD FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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