19850923077429A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech B99 · Staunton-Waynes, VA · September 23, 1985

Date
September 23, 1985 · 10:17 local
Place
Staunton-Waynes, VA
Airport
Shenandoah Valley
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HNAA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N339HA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA85AA037
Reported as
Beech B99
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A27
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
12
Pilot’s flight hours
3,447 total301 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft impacted side of a hill. Pilot may have been using an incorrect navaid. Pilot stress may have contributed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SIDE OF A HILL. PILOT MAY HAVE BEEN USING AN INCORRECT NAVAID. PILOT STRESS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED.

NTSB investigation

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