# Incident 19971209042239I: Beech B99, Koyuk, AK, December 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1997, 10:56 local time
- Place: Koyuk, AK
- Airport: Koyuk Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FFSA
- Location: 64.9413° N, 161.1451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Koyuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9413&lon=-161.1451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N575W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A36
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,015 total, 370 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971209042239I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ENROUTE FROM FAIRBANKS, ALASKA TO NOME, ALASKA FLIGHT CREW HEARD ENGINE SURGING AND NOTICED FLAMES EMITTING FROM THE #1 ENGINE AREA. BEING UNABLE TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF FLAMES, CREW ELECTED TO SECURE ENGINE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT KOYUK, AK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE HAD NOT OCCURRED; RATHER A COMPONENT HAD FAILED. AWAITING ENGINE-TEAR DOWN RESULTS. NO ACTION AGAINST CREW. COMPANY WILL SUPPLY M OR D REPORT TO THIS OFFICE.

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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