# Incident 20000605021079I: Beech 65A90, Grand Island, NE, June 5, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2000, 05:00 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Airport: Central Nebraska Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IB7A
- Location: 40.9675° N, 98.3096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTRAL NEBRASKA RGNL (GRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9675&lon=-98.3096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10127, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10127-2003-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,480 total, 264 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605021079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 0500 LOCAL TIME (CDT) ON MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2000 THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM LINCOLN, NE (LNK) TO KEARNEY, NE (EAR) WITH 5 PASSENGERS ON BOARD AT 12,000 FT. APPROX 15-20 MI. S.E. OF GRAND ISLAND, NE (GRI) WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT. THE ENGINE "AUTO FEATHERED" AND THE PILOT OBSERVED FLAMES AND SPARKS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST STACK. HE IMMEDIATELY MOVED THE CONDITION LEVER TO "OFF" AND COMPLETED SHUT-DOWN PROCEDURES. HE ADVISED ATC THAT HE WANTED TO GO TO GRI AND WAS GIVEN A DESCENT TO 5,000 FT. AND WAS TOLD TO ADVISE WHEN HE HAD THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. A REPORT WAS MADE BY THE PIC TO THE FSDO. THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT GRI REMOVED THE HOT SECTION AND OBSERVED THE COMPRESSOR TURBINE DISK AND EXIT DUCT ASSEMBLY HAD SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N10127 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19991223037349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991223037349I), Dec 23, 1999: Beech 65A90 (N10127), Columbia, MO, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was level at 17000' MSL, pilot started a decent into Columbia, MO, to drop 1 pax off. At approximately 5000'MSL, a vibration through the entire…

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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