ATL81IA038

NTSB incident investigation · Avions Mrcl Falcon · Chantilly, VA · January 21, 1981

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 21, 1981
Place
Chantilly, VA · CHANTILLY, VA
Injuries
11 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N85162Avions Mrcl Falcon
Status
Completed · report July 1, 2004
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810121011459I
Case key
126595

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0014  81/1/21    CHANTILLY,VA        AVIONS MRCL FALCON  CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1357                    N85162              PX-  0  0  9  CORP/EXEC                 UNK/NR, 11000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,DC               CINCINNATI,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: IMPELLER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- AIRESEARCH TFE 731-3 HP IMPELLER FAILED FM HI CYCLE FATIGUE.

Aircraft

Registration
N85162
Reported as
Avions Mrcl Falcon
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage

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