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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 99 · Syracuse, NY · July 15, 1985

Date: July 15, 1985 · 16:38 local
Place: Syracuse, NY
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: MLSA
Aircraft: N851SA
Reported as: Beech 99
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total800 in this make and model290 in the last 90 days

N851SARegistration cancelled Aug 9, 2012 · Beech 99S/N U-25 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech 99 Engine modelU/A Canada PT6 SER 578HPTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Fire warning bell went off during approach. Declared emergency and continued approach. Defective fire detector.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE WARNING BELL WENT OFF DURING APPROACH. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND CONTINUED APPROACH. DEFECTIVE FIRE DETECTOR.

Other reports on N851SA · 8

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

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