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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Beech 1900D · Denver, CO · August 19, 1998

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Date
August 19, 1998
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Denver International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
GLBA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N251ZV
Reported as
Beech 1900D
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On August 19, 1998, at 1715 MDT a Beech 1900D, N251ZV, operated by great lakes aviation ltd, was substantially damaged when the erosion shield separated from on of the left propeller blades and punctured the pressure vessel during takeoff climb at Denver, Colorado. At approx. 500 feet AGL, the crew heard a loud "bang", and a slight vibration from the left engine. They elected to return to dia, and landed without incident. Post accident examination revealed the entire erosion shield from a blade an the left engine was missing and had punctured a big hole in the fuselage and had entered the passenger cabin, missing all but one passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON AUGUST 19, 1998, AT 1715 MDT A BEECH 1900D, N251ZV, OPERATED BY GREAT LAKES AVIATION LTD, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE EROSION SHIELD SEPARATED FROM ON OF THE LEFT PROPELLER BLADES AND PUNCTURED THE PRESSURE VESSEL DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB AT DENVER, COLORADO. AT APPROX. 500 FEET AGL, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD "BANG", AND A SLIGHT VIBRATION FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. THEY ELECTED TO RETURN TO DIA, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THE ENTIRE EROSION SHIELD FROM A BLADE AN THE LEFT ENGINE WAS MISSING AND HAD PUNCTURED A BIG HOLE IN THE FUSELAGE AND HAD ENTERED THE PASSENGER CABIN, MISSING ALL BUT ONE PASSENGER.