# Accident 19810120000779A: Beech 99A, Spokane, WA, January 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1981, 11:27 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CCDA
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N390CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N390CA-1983-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-99 (registry code 1154004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 11,680 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA81AA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810120000779A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW APPROACH MINIMUMS AND CRASHED 4.5 MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

## 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 DCA81AA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA006), Jan 20, 1981: Beech 99A (N390CA), Spokane, WA, destroyed, 7 fatal

## Other reports on N390CA (1)

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

- [Incident 19800515044899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515044899I), May 15, 1980: Beech 99 (N390CA), Lewiston, ID. Engine shutdown due to fire warning light. Faulty fire detection control amplifier.

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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