# Incident 19900516033609I: Beech C90A, Sacramento, CA, May 16, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1990, 12:00 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5129° N, 121.4933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SACRAMENTO EXEC (SAC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5129&lon=-121.4933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N482JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A21
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,980 total, 250 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900516033609I

## Narrative

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

ON FLIGHT TEST INSTRUCTOR USED PROPELLER TO SIMULATE ENGINE FAILURE. MAY HAVE OVER TORQUED GEAR BOXES AND ENGINE.

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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