# Incident 19850322016239I: Beech 99, Indianapolis, IN, March 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1985, 14:28 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316VA-1989-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 1,950 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850322016239I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE RUDDER PEDAL VIBRATION IN FLIGHT. NORMAL LANDING. FOUND A BROKEN RUDDER TRIM TAB ACTUATOR BRACKET.

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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