# Accident 19840824076851A: Beech C99, San Luis Obispo, CA, August 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1984, 10:20 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WWMA
- Location: 35.2786° N, 120.6610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2786&lon=-120.6610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6399U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 13
- Pilot flight hours: 4,110 total, 873 in this make and model, 271 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA84AA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840824076851A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH N112SM WHILE CLIMBING. IMPACTED GROUND AND BURNED. HAD QUIT MONITORING UNICOM FREQUENCY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N112SM, Gulstm 112TC: [Accident 19840824076852A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840824076852A)

## 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 DCA84AA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA034), Aug 24, 1984: Beech C-99 (N6399U), San Luis Obispo, CA, destroyed, 17 fatal

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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