# Incident 19880714040619I: Beech B90, Minneapolis, MN, July 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1988, 16:40 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9426, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9426-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B90 (registry code 1152912, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 150 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880714040619I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SURGED THEN MADE LOUD BANG AND SMOKED. PILOT SECURED ENGINE AND LANDED SAFELY. HAD POWER TURBINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N9426 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820316012389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820316012389I), Mar 16, 1982: Beech B90 (N9426), Rochester, NY. Right engine lost power from fuel control bearing failure.

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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