# Incident 19810616043339I: Beech 99, Portland, OR, June 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1981, 00:00 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CCDA
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&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 99
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810616043339I

## Narrative

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

FIRE WARNING SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE FOUND MOSITURE IN CONTACTS.

## Other reports on N37CA (2)

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

- [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.
- [Incident 19810112006909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810112006909I), Jan 12, 1981: Beech B99 (N37CA), Yakima, WA. During climb out pilot noticed fluctuation in left engine; returned to airport. Found clogged oil inlet screen.

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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