43.6332° N, 70.1853° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 28, 1983 · 18:05 local
Place
Portland, ME
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BHAA
Aircraft
N300WP
Reported as
Beech 99
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,700 total4,300 in this make and model227 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.
Left inlet de ice boot popped circuit breakers. Smell of hot wires. Left boost pump secured. Electric wires shorted
As the FAA filed it
LEFT INLET DE ICE BOOT POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKERS. SMELL OF HOT WIRES. LEFT BOOST PUMP SECURED. ELECTRIC WIRES SHORTED