# Accident 19850923077429A: Beech B99, Staunton-Waynes, VA, September 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1985, 10:17 local time
- Place: Staunton-Waynes, VA
- Airport: Shenandoah Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 38.2597° N, 78.8197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2597&lon=-78.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N339HA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 12
- Pilot flight hours: 3,447 total, 301 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA85AA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850923077429A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DCA85AA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA037), Sep 23, 1985: Beech B99 (N339HA), Grottoes, VA, destroyed, 14 fatal

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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