# Incident 19950301005969I: Beech 200BEECH, Valentine, NE, March 1, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1995, 12:07 local time
- Place: Valentine, NE
- Airport: Miller Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SVBA
- Location: 42.8567° N, 100.5490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MILLER FLD (VTN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8567&lon=-100.5490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32SV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32SV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A42
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950301005969I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N32SV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20170507006709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170507006709I), May 7, 2017: Beech 200 (N32SV), Calhan, CO, No damage, 1 fatal. On 05/07/2017, at approximately 1230 MDT, aircraft N32SV, a Beech 200, made a pass at approximately 12,000? AGL for skydive passengers to exit the aircraft. A…

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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