19761119039409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 99 · Spencer, IA · November 19, 1976

Date
November 19, 1976
Place
Spencer, IA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8099R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC77FA003
Reported as
Beech 99
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total400 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Failure 2nd stage planetary gear. Eng pwr turbine disconnected and flying blade struck pilot.

As the FAA filed it

FAILURE 2ND STAGE PLANETARY GEAR. ENG PWR TURBINE DISCONNECTED AND FLYING BLADE STRUCK PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.