# Incident 19850206033089I: Beech 99, Putnam, CT, February 6, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1985, 09:50 local time
- Place: Putnam, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BHAA
- Location: 41.9168° N, 71.9107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Putnam, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9168&lon=-71.9107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200TC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,002 total, 1,432 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85IA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85IA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850206033089I

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC85IA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85IA062), Feb 6, 1985: Beech BE-99 (N200TC), Putnam, CT, incident, minor damage

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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