What happened
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Narrative: on Wednesday, March 1, 1995, N32SV, a BE-200B200 king air, operated by sioux valley hospital association on a part 135 air ambulance flight from Valentine, Nebraska (vtn), to sioux falls, south dakota (fsd), experienced the failure of the number one engine. The engine surged, a loud pop followed with a subsequent rise in engine temperature and a decrease in torque and RPM. The aircraft returned to Miller field at Valentine, Nebraska and a single engine approach and landing were uneventful. During the initial inspection of the number one engine the reason for failure could not be determined. The number one engine was removed and replaced and the aircraft returned to service. An SDR will be submitted after a detailed engine teardown and analysis is completed. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1995, N32SV, A BE-200B200 KING AIR, OPERATED BY SIOUX VALLEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ON A PART 135 AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT FROM VALENTINE, NEBRASKA (VTN), TO SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA (FSD), EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE. THE ENGINE SURGED, A LOUD POP FOLLOWED WITH A SUBSEQUENT RISE IN ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND A DECREASE IN TORQUE AND RPM. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MILLER FIELD AT VALENTINE, NEBRASKA AND A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE UNEVENTFUL. DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE THE REASON FOR FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. AN SDR WILL BE SUBMITTED AFTER A DETAILED ENGINE TEARDOWN AND ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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