# NTSB IAD79IA064: Namc YS-11A, N259P, Charlottesvlle, VA, July 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1979
- Place: Charlottesvlle, VA · CHARLOTTESVLLE, VA
- Location: 38.0377° N, 78.4854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlottesville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0377&lon=-78.4854&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 22 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79IA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79IA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0009  79/7/18  NR.CHARLOTTESVLLE,VA  NAMC YS-11A         CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2053                    N259P               PX-  0  0 18                            UNK/NR, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CINCINNATI,OH               WASHINGTON,DC                LYNCHBURG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: CASING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- 6-8 INCH CRACK TURBINE NOZZLE BOX BETWN NR 1&2 FLAME TUBES.FIRE CONFINED TO ENG NACELLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N259P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259P-2013-09-20), registration cancelled 2013-09-20, S/N 2119, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMC YS-11A
- Registry model: [Nihon YS-11A-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/nihon-ys-11a-500) (registry code 6310416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce DART-542 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (registry code 54522, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N259P (2)

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 ATL81IA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA064), Apr 13, 1981: Namc YS-11 (N259P), Charlotte, NC, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB IAD71II007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71II007), Jul 28, 1970: Nihon YS-11A (N259P), Washington, DC, incident, minor damage

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.

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