# Incident 19820418068429I: Beech 99, Asheville, NC, April 18, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1982, 15:10 local time
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Airport: Asheville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WHAA
- Location: 35.5890° N, 82.5608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5890&lon=-82.5608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95WA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,830 total, 1,486 in this make and model, 405 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82IA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820418068429I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE WENT INTO AUTOMATIC FEATHER AND FLAMED OUT ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. LANDED. TURBINE BLADE FAILURE.

## 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 ATL82IA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA109), Apr 18, 1982: Beech BE-99 (N95WA), Asheville, NC, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N95WA (3)

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

- [Incident 20081027857229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081027857229I), Oct 27, 2008: Beech 99 (N95WA), Pierre, SD, No damage. On October 27, 2008 at 2119 a Beech 99 operated by alpine aviation, declared an emergency due to the failure of the left engine during cruise flight. The…
- [Incident 19911122058459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911122058459I), Nov 22, 1991: Beech 99 (N95WA), Billings, MT. Loss of oil pressure on NR2 engine. Engine secured. Returned. Found no oil leaks. Aircraft returned to service.
- [Accident 19850716031369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716031369A), Jul 16, 1985: Beech 99 (N95WA), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Failure to visually check fuel quantity. Led to fuel exhaustion. Landing on interstate. Wrong fuel selector switch.

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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