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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 95B55 · Omaha, NE · January 13, 1999

Date
January 13, 1999
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5656K
Reported as
Beech 95B55
Reported engine
Continental IO520E
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0

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.

On January 13, 1999, approximately 35 miles east of Omaha, Nebraska, at an altitude of 6500 AGL, Beechcraft baron, model 95-B55, N5656K, experienced a significant reduction in the left hand engine power while enroute from grand island, Nebraska, to des moines, Iowa. The pilot in command diverted to Eppley Airfield, Omaha, and landed without further incident. The pilot in command, co-pilot and three passengers reported no injuries. The pilot in command did not declare an emergency. Subsequent investigation disclosed the attach bolt for the left hand engine throttle control cable was missing. Further investigation disclosed the throttle control cable, Beech p/n 50-389012-15, had been replaced immediately preceding departure.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 13, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES EAST OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 6500 AGL, BEECHCRAFT BARON, MODEL 95-B55, N5656K, EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE LEFT HAND ENGINE POWER WHILE ENROUTE FROM GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, TO DES MOINES, IOWA. THE PILOT IN COMMAND DIVERTED TO EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, CO-PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT IN COMMAND DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE ATTACH BOLT FOR THE LEFT HAND ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE WAS MISSING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE, BEECH P/N 50-389012-15, HAD BEEN REPLACED IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING DEPARTURE.