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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 99 · Putnam, CT · February 6, 1985

Date
February 6, 1985 · 09:50 local
Place
Putnam, CT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BHAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N200TC
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85IA062
Reported as
Beech 99
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,002 total1,432 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rudder control problem in cruise, landed safely. Rivets connecting rudder bellcrank to weld assembly sheared.

As the FAA filed it

RUDDER CONTROL PROBLEM IN CRUISE, LANDED SAFELY. RIVETS CONNECTING RUDDER BELLCRANK TO WELD ASSEMBLY SHEARED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.