# Incident 19790605014519I: Beech B99, Millville, NJ, June 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1979, 08:50 local time
- Place: Millville, NJ
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HNA
- Location: 39.4021° N, 75.0393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4021&lon=-75.0393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N596HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N596HA-1988-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-99 (registry code 1154004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 1,541 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/19790605014519I

## Narrative

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

CAPTAIN OBSERVED FUEL SYPHONING AND LANDED. TANK CAP HAD BEEN INSTALLED IMPROPERLY.

## Other reports on N596HA (2)

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

- [Incident 19790801029139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801029139I), Aug 1, 1979: Beech B99 (N596HA), Salisbury, MD. Right engine lost power, fluctuated, with fuel flow fluctuation and engine vibration. Shut it down, landed safely.
- [Incident 19790117002349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790117002349I), Jan 17, 1979: Beech B99 (N596HA), Salisbury, MD, Minor damage. Outboard main wheel came off during takeoff. Aircraft diverted, landed safely.

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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