# Accident 19800117001049A: Beech 99, La Crosse, WI, January 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1980, 06:51 local time
- Place: La Crosse, WI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MVAA
- Location: 43.8251° N, 91.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Crosse, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8251&lon=-91.2246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44KX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44KX-1981-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,742 total, 1,734 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117001049A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ALTERNATORS ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO CHECK GEAR DOWN. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. TORQUE TUBE SNAGGED WIRES.

## 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 CHI80FEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP09), Jan 17, 1980: Beech 99 (N44KX), La Crosse, WI, 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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