# Incident 19810617038859I: Beech B99, Shreveport, LA, June 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1981, 11:05 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RAYA
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4499S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4499S-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-99 (registry code 1154004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,250 total, 900 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81IA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617038859I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK COYOTE ON TAKEOFF AND CONTINUED GEAR DOWN WITH UNSAFE INDICATION. LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 FTW81IA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA109), Jun 17, 1981: Beech B99 (N4499S), Shreveport, LA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N4499S (2)

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

- [Incident 19870805057589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870805057589I), Aug 5, 1987: Beech B99 (N4499S), Washington, DC, Minor damage. On final a bolt came out of the inboard end of flap track. Flap drooped. Actuator torn loose, safe landing.
- [Incident 19790107000829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790107000829I), Jan 7, 1979: Beech B99 (N4499S), Kenner, LA, Minor damage. Engine flamed out during taxi, approximately 6 qts. Of water drained from left nacelle and boost pump.

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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