# Incident 19830904062789I: Beech 99, Danville, IL, September 4, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Danville, IL
- Airport: Vermillion Co
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 40.1426° N, 87.6107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1426&lon=-87.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318VA-1989-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,865 total, 5,268 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904062789I

## Narrative

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

TORQUE FLUCTUATION. HIGH TEMPERATURE, LOW OIL PRESSURE ON THE LEFT ENGINE. PROPELLER BINDING. REPLACED TURBINE.

## Other reports on N318VA (2)

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

- [Incident 19860219010309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860219010309I), Feb 19, 1986: Beech 99 (N318VA), St Louis, MO. Aborted 2 takeoffs due to nose cargo compartment warning light activation. Adjusted switch and striker.
- [Incident 19791002051179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791002051179I), Oct 2, 1979: Beech B99 (N318VA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing on the ramp, was directed between two parked airplanes and struck one of them, N330MV.

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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