Beechcraft 99A N1921T

Summary

On 21 October 1984 at about 21:12 local time, a Beechcraft 99A registered N1921T, operated by Pioneer Airways, Inc., was involved in an incident near Fort Morgan, Colorado, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 October 1984 at 21:12

Classification

Incident

Location

Fort Morgan, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

40.2609, -103.7895

Aircraft

Beechcraft 99A

Registration

N1921T

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Pioneer Airways, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denver → Sydney

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN85IA016

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.