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To: butterdezillion

“In 34 years of NTSB investigations they had 2 Cessna 208 engine failures - both due to operational issues such as water in the fuel and the flight conditions.”

Is this one of them?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk33A-yXa34

According to the comments:

“This wasn’t the only PT-6A engine failure this year. There were at least five others. As pilots, we were always taught that the Pratt & Whitney turbines are bullet-proof. This video is evidence that they are not.”


271 posted on 01/12/2014 8:09:56 AM PST by 4Zoltan
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To: 4Zoltan

I can’t see video on my computer, but if this was a skydive plane, this was not one of them. Do you have the NTSB investigation results for this one?

In the comments somebody was questioning the claim about all the metal going through the compressor and the question of which engine was used.

The FAA adopts recommendations based on crashes from other countries that our NTSB has not investigated. A lot of those involve situations that are not optimal.


278 posted on 01/12/2014 10:18:46 AM PST by butterdezillion (Free online faxing at http://faxzero.com/ Fax all your elected officials. Make DC listen.)
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