# Accident 19780210042309A: Beech 99, Richland, WA, February 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1978
- Place: Richland, WA
- Airport: Richland
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 46.3056° N, 119.3042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHLAND (RLD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3056&lon=-119.3042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N199EA-2009-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 15
- Pilot flight hours: 2,865 total, 300 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA78AA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780210042309A

## Narrative

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

HORIZ STAB OUT-OF-TRIM WARNING SYST INOP. PERSONNEL-INEFFEC FAA SURVEILLANCE

## 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 DCA78AA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA007), Feb 10, 1978: Beech 99 (N199EA), Richland, WA, destroyed, 17 fatal

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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