NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC90FA038
Registry · N727PJ
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 560XL
Year of manufacture
2001
Engine
P&W CANADA PW545 SER
Seats / Engines
13 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20010725
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9BEDB
Registrant of record
BLACK HAT VENTURES PP LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THERMAL DISTRESS OF THE FIRST STAGE TURBINE BLADES OF THE NUBER ONE ENGINE CAUSING A DEGRADATION OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES WHICH RESULTED IN BLADE FRACTURES. THE REASON FOR THE THERMAL DISTRESS WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Factual narrative
AT FLIGHT LEVEL 370 THE CREW HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION-TYPE NOISE. THE #1 ENGINE SHOWED A POWER LOSS, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE CREW SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, AND AN UNEVENTFUL 2-ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE AT NEWARK. AN ENGINE TURBINE BLADE WAS FOUND LODGED IN THE AIRPLANE'S VERTICAL STABILIZER. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN SHOWED THERMAL DISTRESS TO THE FIRST STAGE TURBINE BLADES CAUSING A DEGRADATION OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES RESULTING IN BLADE FRACTURES. THE CAUSE OF THE THERMAL DISTRESS WAS NOT DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1989_NYC90FA038.txt.
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