# Incident 19860224015879I: Beech 99, Indianapolis, IN, February 24, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1986, 17:55 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N317VA-1989-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860224015879I

## Narrative

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

SMALL FIRE IN BACK OF COPILOTS CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL EXTINGUISHED BY CREW. FOUND CORROSION CAUSED SHORT.

## Other reports on N317VA (2)

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

- [Accident 19840102021799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840102021799A), Jan 2, 1984: Beech 99 (N317VA), Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. Main landing gear retracted as aircraft taxied for takeoff. Corrosion had formed behind maintenance valve PN224001.
- [Incident 19780630034619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630034619I), Jun 30, 1978: Beech 99 (N317VA), Kankakee, IL. Engine fire warning light and confirmed engine fire. Fire handle pulled, engine shutdown, landed safely.

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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