# Incident 19981230044129I: Lkheed 1329, Billings, MT, December 30, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1998, 14:28 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1BL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 1329
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE7313
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981230044129I

## Narrative

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

ON 12/30/98 AIRCRAFT N1BL, LOCKHEED JETSTAR, S/N 5097 DIVERTED TO BILLINGS MONTANA, WHILE EN ROUTE FROM KALISPELL, MONTANA TO VERO BEACH, FLORIDA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE INDICATED A DECELERATION FROM 101% TO 90%, AFTER ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN ENGINE POWER, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT BILLINGS, MONTANA AIRPORT. THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT DURING TEARDOWN INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL "THROTTLE FEEDBACK CABLE" WAS DEFECTIVE. THE OWNER IS SUBMITTING A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT.

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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