# Incident 19800122016519I: Beech 99, New Orleans, LA, January 22, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Moisant
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RAYA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4299A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4299A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-99 (registry code 1154004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 325 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/19800122016519I

## Narrative

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

FIRE DETECTOR TEST SWITCH SHORTED OUT. COPILOT PULLED ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER. CONTINUED FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N4299A (5)

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

- [Incident 20151123020809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151123020809I), Nov 23, 2015: Beech B-99 (N4299A), Eugene, OR, No damage. During an IFR flight (night, IMC conditions) the #1 inverter failed. The pilot switched to the #2 inverter, but it failed to power the aircraft systems. The…
- [Incident 20030228003119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030228003119I), Feb 28, 2003: Beech B99 (N4299A), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Received notification of inbound BE-99 to oak with an unsafe NLG indication. Visual observation from another aircraft in flight was that the NLG was…
- [Incident 19940712033399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940712033399I), Jul 12, 1994: Beech B99 (N4299A), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Unable gear up light,returned. Unable get down light on nose gear. Nose gear collapsed landing. Actuator lost fluid.
- [Incident 19910109002679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910109002679I), Jan 9, 1991: Beech B99 (N4299A), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit on approach. Landed safely. Electrical short in circuit breaker backlight panel assembly.
- [Incident 19850220009069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850220009069I), Feb 20, 1985: Beech B99 (N4299A), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. Gear would not lock down and low hydraulic fluid light came on. Crack in left main gear actuator end cap.

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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