# Accident 19780117001699A: Beech B99, Clarksburg, WV, January 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1978
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 39.2703° N, 80.3618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-80.3618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1924T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1924T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99A (registry code 1154003, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99a) (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 B99
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,850 total, 3,400 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780117001699A

## Narrative

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

CO-PILOT STATED ACFT ENTERED NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITION.

## 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 IAD78FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA033), Jan 17, 1978: Beech B99A (N1924T), Clarksburg, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1924T (3)

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

- [Incident 20110621012459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110621012459I), Jun 21, 2011: Beech 99A (N1924T), Minor damage. While in cruise, 20 miles north of the gorman VORTAC, the pilot of N1927T noticed sparks coming from the exhaust on the right engine. Soon after that, he saw…
- [Incident 20031009036299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031009036299I), Oct 9, 2003: Beech 99A (N1924T), Montague, CA, Minor damage. (-23) At 1020 PST on 10/09/03, N1924T, a be 99, amf #202, a 14 CFR 135 cargo flight, touched down short of the pavement during landing on runway 32 at Montague…
- [Incident 19870514035629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870514035629I), May 14, 1987: Beech B99 (N1924T), Salt Lake City, UT. The right main gear did not initially indicate down and locked. Aircraft landed safely. Microswitch malfunction.

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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