What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed vqs on a scheduled FAR 135 flight with 3 passengers (2 adult females and one infant) with a destination of sju. Normal climbout was conducted to 2,000 ft. approximately seven minutes into the flight, while in cruise conditions, a loud bang was heard coming from the engine compartment. This was followed by noise of engine flame-out and propeller stoppage. Oil sprayed on the windshield. Warning lights of low oil pressure, generator out and low vacuum illuminated. Approach was made to runway 25 at the navy facility puerto rico, a navy facility that was closed approximately one year ago. Landing completed without further complications. Chip detector light for the gear box was noted illuminated on final approach. Propeller was feathered during landing roll and the pilot exited the runway at a taxiway. Aircraft was stopped and secured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VQS ON A SCHEDULED FAR 135 FLIGHT WITH 3 PASSENGERS (2 ADULT FEMALES AND ONE INFANT) WITH A DESTINATION OF SJU. NORMAL CLIMBOUT WAS CONDUCTED TO 2,000 FT. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, WHILE IN CRUISE CONDITIONS, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY NOISE OF ENGINE FLAME-OUT AND PROPELLER STOPPAGE. OIL SPRAYED ON THE WINDSHIELD. WARNING LIGHTS OF LOW OIL PRESSURE, GENERATOR OUT AND LOW VACUUM ILLUMINATED. APPROACH WAS MADE TO RUNWAY 25 AT THE NAVY FACILITY PUERTO RICO, A NAVY FACILITY THAT WAS CLOSED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO. LANDING COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT FOR THE GEAR BOX WAS NOTED ILLUMINATED ON FINAL APPROACH. PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED DURING LANDING ROLL AND THE PILOT EXITED THE RUNWAY AT A TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AND SECURED.
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