# Accident 19810823051269A: Beech 99, Washington, DC, August 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1981, 21:35 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: National
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,530 total, 780 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810823051269A

## Narrative

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

LATE BOARDING PASSENGER WALKED INTO IDLING PROPELLER. RAMP AGENT FAILED TO ESCORT PASSENGER TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL81FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA110), Aug 23, 1981: Beech 99 (N124CA), Washington, DC, 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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