# Accident 19750406007839A: Beech 99, Wenatchee, WA, April 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1975
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Pangborn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 47.3988° N, 120.2068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PANGBORN MEML (EAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3988&lon=-120.2068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851SA-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,131 total, 3,006 in this make and model, 279 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75AS037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750406007839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CB PULLED DRG PREV GO-ARND DUE GR WARNING HORN SOUNDING WHEN FLAPS RETRACTED TO 20DEG.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA75AS037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS037), Apr 6, 1975: Beech 99 (N851SA), Spokane, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N851SA (8)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890228017529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890228017529I), Feb 28, 1989: Beech 99 (N851SA), Albany, NY. Left forward cargo latch failed on climbout. Returned. Installed new cargo latch.
- [Incident 19880413021799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880413021799I), Apr 13, 1988: Beech 99 (N851SA), Syracuse, NY. High oil temp and decreasing torque on climbout. Engine shutdown and returned. Found metal in oil screen.
- [Incident 19870925082469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870925082469I), Sep 25, 1987: Beech 99 (N851SA), Rochester, NY. Right engine autofeathered on climb out. Secured and returned safely.
- [Incident 19860110004079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860110004079I), Jan 10, 1986: Beech 99 (N851SA), Syracuse, NY. Right engine shutdown after surge and low oil pressure warning light came on. Engine to be changed.
- [Incident 19850715040759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850715040759I), Jul 15, 1985: Beech 99 (N851SA), Syracuse, NY. Fire warning bell went off during approach. Declared emergency and continued approach. Defective fire detector.
- [Incident 19850509024819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850509024819I), May 9, 1985: Beech 99 (N851SA), Rochester, NY. Right engine fuel flow went below 200 lbs. Engine shutdown on final. Fuel mismanagement and faulty gauge a factor.
- [Incident 19850331025239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850331025239I), Mar 31, 1985: Beech 99 (N851SA), Burlington, VT. At cruise en route loud noise noted and sparks from exhaust. Engine shutdown. Compressor wheel threw a blade.
- [Incident 19790212007179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212007179I), Feb 12, 1979: Beech 99 (N851SA), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Rudder trim tab horn PN96 630000 235 broke due to corrosion in flight.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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