40.1932° N, 76.7626° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HARRISBURG INTL (MDT), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 3, 1982 · 20:29 local
Place
Middletown, PA
Airport
Harrisburg International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PCAA
Aircraft
N142CA
Reported as
Beech 99
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,967 total638 in this make and model306 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Fire warning light from right engine on approach. Secured engine. After landing found fire sensor faulty.
As the FAA filed it
FIRE WARNING LIGHT FROM RIGHT ENGINE ON APPROACH. SECURED ENGINE. AFTER LANDING FOUND FIRE SENSOR FAULTY.