19871001065629I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech C-99 · Pittsburgh, PA · October 1, 1987

Date
October 1, 1987 · 16:20 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CHSA
Aircraft
N109SX
Reported as
Beech C99
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,700 total6,600 in this make and model250 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.

After takeoff a loud noise was heard and a vibration felt. Returned. Forward vent blower fan had failed.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKEOFF A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND A VIBRATION FELT. RETURNED. FORWARD VENT BLOWER FAN HAD FAILED.