# Accident 19840102021799A: Beech 99, Galesburg, IL, January 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1984, 10:20 local time
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 40.9509° N, 90.3693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9509&lon=-90.3693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N317VA-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: 8,639 total, 4,078 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840102021799A

## Narrative

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

MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AS AIRCRAFT TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF.CORROSION HAD FORMED BEHIND MAINTENANCE VALVE PN224001.

## 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 CHI84FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA076), Jan 3, 1984: Beech BE-99 (N317VA), Galesburg, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N317VA (2)

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

- [Incident 19860224015879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860224015879I), Feb 24, 1986: Beech 99 (N317VA), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Small fire in back of copilots circuit breaker panel extinguished by crew. Found corrosion caused short.
- [Incident 19780630034619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630034619I), Jun 30, 1978: Beech 99 (N317VA), Kankakee, IL. Engine fire warning light and confirmed engine fire. Fire handle pulled, engine shutdown, landed safely.

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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