- Date
- October 21, 1984, 15:12 local (21:12 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Morgan, CO
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1921TBeech 99A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841021076049I
- Case key
- 16578
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Analysis
Captain shutdown rt engine in-flight due to a surging and vibration problem. The aircraft was in moderate icing conditions at the time of the engine shutdown. The captain was unable to maintain altitude and an emergency landing was made in a corn field. Post incident examination of the rt engine revealed that a compressor turbine blade had failed in fatigue, causing additional damage to the remaining blades. Approximately 1 1/2 to 2 inches of ice were found on various unprotected areas of the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1921T
- Reported as
- Beech 99A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U-128
- Airframe hours
- 20,030
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-28, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Pioneer Airways, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Pioneer Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · October 15, 1984 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Destination
- SNY · Sydney, NE
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,790 total · 18 in this make and model · 8,417 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 7° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AKO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.