46.5909° N, 120.5494° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakima, WA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 27, 1978 · 08:43 local
Place
Yakima, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2880A
Reported as
Beech 99
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total6,000 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.
Engine shut down due to oil pressure fluctuation. Uneventful emergency landing made.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION. UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING MADE.