Beechcraft 1900C N141UE
27 April 1994 · Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 April 1994 at about 14:00 local time, a Beechcraft 1900C registered N141UE was involved in an incident near Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. 21 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 1900C
- Registration
- N141UE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bismarck → Denver
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW94IA139
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Probable cause
A PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE LEADING EDGE TIP PORTION OF ONE OF THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER BLADES DUE TO PREVIOUS IMPACT DAMAGE FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE ON A SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT AT 15,000 FEET MSL, AND WHILE PASSING OVER CHEYENNE, WYOMING, THE AIRCRAFT LOST PART OF A PROPELLER BLADE FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED, AND DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER IN THE CHEYENNE AREA, THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO ITS SCHEDULED DESTINATION IN DENVER, COLORADO, WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PROPELLER BLADE WAS REMOVED AND TESTED AT BOTH THE MANUFACTURER'S FACILITIES AND AT THE MATERIALS LABORATORY AT WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. THE WRIGHT PATTERSON LABORATORY PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBABLE NICK OR GOUGE IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE BLADE AT THE FAILURE POINT. THE SOURCE OF THAT DAMAGE WAS NOT DISCOVERED DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 1900 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 1994 | Beechcraft 1900D | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1994 | Beechcraft 1900D | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1995 | Beechcraft 1900 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Great Lakes Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1995 | Beechcraft 1900C | Los Angeles, California, United States | Alpha Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1995 | Beechcraft 1900D | Port-Au-Prince, Haiti | Air Saint Martin | Fatal | 20 |
| 25 Mar 1995 | Beechcraft 1900C | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1994 | Latter CHRISTEN EAGLE II | Jackson Hole, Wyoming, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1994 | Rockwell AC-690 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1994 | Mooney M20C | Wamsutter, Wyoming, United States | Howard, DON M. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1994 | Schell RV-6A | Crowheart, Wyoming, United States | Schell, Timothy N. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1994 | Beechcraft P-35 | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | Intermountain Aero, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1994 | Burkhart Grob G-109B | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |