On 11 February 2008 at about 0720 Central
Standard Time, following takeoff from runway 27
at Jabiru Airport, NT, a Beech Aircraft Corporation
1900D, registered VH-VAZ, sustained an autofeather
of the left propeller and subsequent left
engine failure.
The aircraft was being operated on a charter flight
to Darwin with two pilots and a passenger on
board. The pilots reported that, following the
engine failure, they completed a single-engine
circuit and landing at Jabiru. Subsequent
examination of the left engine revealed
catastrophic internal damage to the power section
of the engine.
The investigation is continuing.
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