39.7173° N, 86.2946° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 15, 1989 · 09:50 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BLZA
Aircraft
N68PC
Reported as
Beech C90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A21
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,100 total1,000 in this make and model130 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.
Shut down engine because of oil leak and pressure fluctuation. Landed safely. Found loose oil dipstick.
As the FAA filed it
SHUT DOWN ENGINE BECAUSE OF OIL LEAK AND PRESSURE FLUCTUATION. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND LOOSE OIL DIPSTICK.