# Incident 20010222005949I: Beech 200BEECH, Minneapolis, MN, February 22, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2001, 18:16 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8275° N, 93.4586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CLOUD (FCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8275&lon=-93.4586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N847BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N847BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010222005949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE PILOT NOTICED SLIGHT FLUCTUATION OF LEFT ENGINE TORQUE. APPROX. 3 SECONDS LATER LEFT PROPELLOR STOPPED TURNING AND ENGINE SEIZED. PILOT RETURNED TO FCM. TEARDOWN OF ENGINE BY STANDARD AERO CONCLUDED PROBABLE FIRST STAGE SUN GEAR FAILURE.

## Other reports on N847BA (3)

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

- [Incident 20090428008499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090428008499I), Apr 28, 2009: Beech 200BEECH (N847BA), Minneapolis, MN, No damage. (-23) On takeoff, the nr 2 engine flamed out due to a the high pressure fuel pump failine.
- [Incident 20001219030569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001219030569I), Dec 19, 2000: Beech 200BEECH (N847BA), Fargo, ND, Minor damage. (-23) Copilots windshield outer layer cracked during cruise flight. A/c was enroute from bismarck, ND to eden prarie, MN. A/c diverted to Fargo, ND and landed…
- [Incident 20001125028929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001125028929I), Nov 25, 2000: Beech 200BEECH (N847BA), Clinton, MO. (-23)40 NM west of minneapolis inbound to st paul N847BA indicated engine problems and asked for divert to flying cloud airport. Shortly thereafter copilot…

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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