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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech C90A · Peoria, IL · October 30, 2001

Date: October 30, 2001 · 15:30 local
Place: Peoria, IL
Airport: Greater Peoria
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N61GN
Reported as: Beech C90A
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,400 total500 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N61GNRegistered now · Beech C90AS/N LJ-1421 Airframe modelBeech C90A Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21Turbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft was enroute from pierre, SD to indianapolis, in at 23000 ft when the cabin started to fill with smoke. The pilot declared an emergency 20 miles northeast of Peoria, IL at 302120Z. The aircraft diverted to the Greater Peoria Airport (kpia) and landed on runway 13 without incident. The aircraft taxied off the runway (not clear of the runway) and the 5 persons on board deplaned the aircraft. Emergency equipment was at the scene. Inspection of the aircraft by byerly aviation revealed that the cabin ventilation blower had failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM PIERRE, SD TO INDIANAPOLIS, IN AT 23000 FT WHEN THE CABIN STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF PEORIA, IL AT 302120Z. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO THE GREATER PEORIA AIRPORT (KPIA) AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 13 WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY (NOT CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY) AND THE 5 PERSONS ON BOARD DEPLANED THE AIRCRAFT. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS AT THE SCENE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY BYERLY AVIATION REVEALED THAT THE CABIN VENTILATION BLOWER HAD FAILED.