19880218010339I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T · Cape Girardeau, MO · February 18, 1988

Date
February 18, 1988 · 20:00 local
Place
Cape Girardeau, MO
Airport
Cape Girardeau Municipal
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N111CT
Reported as
Piper PA31T
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A11
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,177 total1,275 in this make and model60 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.

Sparks coming out of the exhaust stacks. Engine shutdown. A turbine blade tip came off. Entered the power section.

As the FAA filed it

SPARKS COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST STACKS. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. A TURBINE BLADE TIP CAME OFF. ENTERED THE POWER SECTION.

Other reports on N111CT · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.