# Accident 19791118043649A: Beech 99, Bar Harbor, ME, November 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1979, 16:37 local time
- Place: Bar Harbor, ME
- Airport: Bangor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.8074° N, 68.8281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BANGOR INTL (BGR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8074&lon=-68.8281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N983MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,909 total, 2,235 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791118043649A

## Narrative

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

CAPTAIN ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO PITCH CONTROL PROBLEMS. HARD LANDING RESULTED. AIRCRAFT FOUND OUT OF C.G.

## 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 NYC80FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA012), Nov 18, 1979: Beech 99 (N983MA), Bangor, ME, substantial 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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