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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 99 · Louisville, KY · July 16, 1985

Date: July 16, 1985 · 05:30 local
Place: Louisville, KY
Airport: Standiford Field
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N95WA
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL85FA213
Reported as: Beech 99
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,233 total560 in this make and model108 in the last 90 days

N95WARegistered now · Beech 99S/N U-6 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech 99 Engine modelU/A Canada PT6 SER 578HPTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Failure to visually check fuel quantity. Led to fuel exhaustion. Landing on interstate. Wrong fuel selector switch.

As the FAA filed it

FAILURE TO VISUALLY CHECK FUEL QUANTITY. LED TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDING ON INTERSTATE. WRONG FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL85FA213Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportLouisville, KYWhile enroute to 8000 ft, both eng lost all power. The plts attempted return to the departure a/p was unsuccessful. He made an emerg ldg on the interstate highway. All landing gear was damaged. The fuel tanks were empty. There were conflicting fuel quantity…Jul 16, 1985 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N95WA · 3

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

Incident 20081027857229ICruise/Level Flight · Pierre, SDOn October 27, 2008 at 2119 a Beech 99 operated by alpine aviation, declared an emergency due to the failure of the left engine during cruise flight. The aircraft landed at Pierre without incident. The aircraft originated at rapid city, SD.Oct 27, 2008 · No damage Incident 19911122058459IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Billings, MTLoss of oil pressure on NR2 engine. Engine secured. Returned. Found no oil leaks. Aircraft returned to service.Nov 22, 1991 Incident 19820418068429IForced/Precautionary Landing · Asheville, NCRight engine went into automatic feather and flamed out on initial climbout. Landed. Turbine blade failure.Apr 18, 1982 · Minor damage