# Incident 19810117009039I: Beech 99, Chicago, IL, January 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1981, 16:21 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRTA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312BA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,151 total, 5,993 in this make and model, 303 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81IA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117009039I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER LEFT MAIN GEAR DUE TO FRACTURED WHEEL. LANDED OKAY WITH LEFT GEAR UP.

## 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 CHI81IA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA021), Jan 17, 1981: Beech 99 (N312BA), Chicago, IL, 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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