# N198WA: 1970 Beech 99A, registration cancelled 2017-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 99A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99a) (registry code 1154003)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: U142
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1999
- Certificate issued: June 2, 2015
- Last registry action: June 12, 2015
- Mode S code: A187D8
- Owner when cancelled: [Wiggins Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIGGINS%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Manchester, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Manchester)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9560° N, 71.4424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03103, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198WA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=198WA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198WA-2017-04-25

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Beech 99A: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99a.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR AXSA03/04/2016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AXSA03%2F04%2F2016), Mar 2, 2016: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. THE ACFT WAS SUBJECTED TO SEVERE TURBULENCE ON APPROACH. AFTER THE TURBULENCE EXCESSIVE AILERON TRIM WAS REQUIRED. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED WRINKLING OF BOTH 

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA16LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA137), Mar 2, 2016: Beech 99 (N198WA), Rockland, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with isolated severe turbulence, which resulted in substantial airframe damage.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20160302002459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160302002459A), Mar 2, 2016: Beech 99A (N198WA), Rockland, ME, Substantial damage. On the morning of 03/02/2016, BE-99, N198WA, was enroute on flight #WIG1090 from mht to rkd with only the pilot onboard. She was in the clouds, on descent for…

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