# Incident 19791024042539I: Beech 99, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1979, 08:30 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MAL
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N652EX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,461 total, 733 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80IA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791024042539I

## Narrative

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

BEECH PART #99-810067-1 LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BOLT WHICH SECURES THE LOWER DRAG BRACE.

## 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 MKC80IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80IA001), Oct 24, 1979: Beech 99 (N652EX), Minneapolis, MN, incident, minor damage

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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