42.7491° N, 73.8020° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 24, 1992 · 16:53 local
Place
Albany, NY
Airport
Albany County
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SFOA
Aircraft
N97SF
Reported as
Beech C90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A34
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,250 total630 in this make and model120 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.
NR1 engine torque surged to upper stop on indicator. Shut engine down. Fuel control unit bearing and drive failed.
As the FAA filed it
NR1 ENGINE TORQUE SURGED TO UPPER STOP ON INDICATOR. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. FUEL CONTROL UNIT BEARING AND DRIVE FAILED.