# Incident 19780406008179I: Beech 99, Altoona, PA, April 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1978, 11:38 local time
- Place: Altoona, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburg
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.5081° N, 78.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altoona, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5081&lon=-78.4011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406008179I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHTS. FOUND MOISTURE IN DOWN LOCK SWITCH.

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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