# Incident 19810112006909I: Beech B99, Yakima, WA, January 12, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1981, 15:47 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Yakima
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CCDA
- Location: 46.5909° N, 120.5494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakima, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5909&lon=-120.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37CA-1983-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,548 total, 2,750 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/19810112006909I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB OUT PILOT NOTICED FLUCTUATION IN LEFT ENGINE; RETURNED TO AIRPORT. FOUND CLOGGED OIL INLET SCREEN.

## Other reports on N37CA (2)

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

- [Incident 19810616043339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810616043339I), Jun 16, 1981: Beech 99 (N37CA), Portland, OR. Fire warning shortly after takeoff. Maintenance found mositure in contacts.
- [Incident 19810409024059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409024059I), Apr 9, 1981: Beech 99 (N37CA), Moses Lake, WA, Minor damage. Aircraft was parked with engines running and the wind blew a baggage cart into the right prop.

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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