43.6332° N, 70.1853° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 10, 1978 · 19:06 local
Place
Portland, ME
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N300WP
Reported as
Beech 99
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,214 total2,732 in this make and model0 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.
Adverse roll tendency and vibration developed in flight. Found due to a loose section of 4 wing deice boot.
As the FAA filed it
ADVERSE ROLL TENDENCY AND VIBRATION DEVELOPED IN FLIGHT. FOUND DUE TO A LOOSE SECTION OF 4 WING DEICE BOOT.