# Accident 19960331007529A: Cessna 500CESSNA, Salt Lake City, UT, March 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8095° N, 111.9404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8095&lon=-111.9404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727TK-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 500 (registry code 2076602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1A (registry code 52110, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 500CESSNA
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D1
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331007529A

## Narrative

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

UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. LOUD BOOM RIGHT ENGINE BLEW UP. ABORTED. ENGINE NEAR TBO FROM 1980. (-16) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL #2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR FAILED, EXITING GAS GENERATOR HOUSING, PENETRATING FUSELAGE OF AIRCRAFT. PIECE OF IMPELLER APPROXIMATELY 8" X 9". OUT OF BALANCE CONDITION CAUSED FAN/IMPELLER SHAFT TO FRACTURE. FAN EXITED ENGINE FORWARD, STRIKING WING AND FUSELAGE. FUSELAGE PRESSURE VESSEL PENETRATED. ENGINE/COMPRESSOR UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR CAUSE OF FAILURE.

## 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 SEA96LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA073), Apr 1, 1996: Cessna 500 (N727TK), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the engine compressor impeller. Inadequate quality control by the manufacturer was a related factor.

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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