# Incident 20140716013389I: Beech B100, Bakersfield, CA, July 16, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2014, 21:30 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6756P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B100
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14IA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14IA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140716013389I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE TO SAN DIEGO OVER THE VICINITY OF BAKERSFIELD THE LEFT ENGINE HAD CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE . PILOT DIVERTED AND LANDED BAKERSFIELD, CA. DAMAGE SHOWS INDICATION OF TURBINE BLADES EXITING THE HOT SECTION AND ENGINE COWLING OF LEFT ENGINE NACELLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR14IA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14IA297), Jul 17, 2014: Beech B100 (N6756P), Bakersfield, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the 2nd-stage turbine wheel due to an improper repair of the 2nd-stage stator assembly, which the manufacturer does not consider a repairable item. Contributing to the incident was the…

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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