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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 65A90 · Des Moines, IA · December 31, 1995

Date
December 31, 1995 · 14:15 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Des Moines International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
LFGA
Aircraft
N5WG
Reported as
Beech 65A90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total75 in this make and model25 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.

Narrative: pilot noticed the propellers were out of sync. Pilot started to take corrective action when he heard a loud bang. Pilot determined that the left engine failed. Aircraft was landed at Des Moines airport without further incident. This incident is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT NOTICED THE PROPELLERS WERE OUT OF SYNC. PILOT STARTED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT DES MOINES AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.