# Accident 19901028052109A: Amd FALCON50MYST, Parkersburg, WV, October 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1990, 13:45 local time
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52DC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON50MYST
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE73131H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901028052109A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBING THROUGH FL280 LEFT ENGINE FAILED. FAN SECTION SEPARATED. LOW CYCLE FATIGUE. ENGINE DESTROYED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA020), Oct 28, 1990: Dassault-Breguet Falcon 50 (N52DC), Parkersburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE FAN DISC DUE TO LOW CYCLE FATIGUE.

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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