# Accident 19850716031369A: Beech 99, Louisville, KY, July 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1985, 05:30 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Standiford Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.2029° N, 85.7397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2029&lon=-85.7397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95WA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,233 total, 560 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716031369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL85FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA213), Jul 16, 1985: Beech 99 (N95WA), Louisville, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N95WA (3)

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

- [Incident 20081027857229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081027857229I), Oct 27, 2008: Beech 99 (N95WA), Pierre, SD, No damage. On 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…
- [Incident 19911122058459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911122058459I), Nov 22, 1991: Beech 99 (N95WA), Billings, MT. Loss of oil pressure on NR2 engine. Engine secured. Returned. Found no oil leaks. Aircraft returned to service.
- [Incident 19820418068429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820418068429I), Apr 18, 1982: Beech 99 (N95WA), Asheville, NC, Minor damage. Right engine went into automatic feather and flamed out on initial climbout. Landed. Turbine blade failure.

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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