# Incident 19870302017879I: Beech 99, Portland, ME, March 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1987, 08:45 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BHAA
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24BH-2026-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 130 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870302017879I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFTOFF, FLAPS EXTENDED FULLY AND COULD NOT BE RETRACTED. RETURNED FOR LANDING. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N24BH (2)

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

- [Incident 20060612019569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060612019569I), Jun 12, 2006: Beech 99 (N24BH), Kaunakakai, HI, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported gear collapsed on landing. Aircraft skidded off right side of runway.
- [Incident 19970305017999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970305017999I), Mar 5, 1997: Beech 99 (N24BH), Billings, MT. Narrative: alpine flight 5001, a BE-99 cargo flight, departed hln for bil on 03-05-97. While enroute, the forward baggage pod door opened allowing some U.S.…

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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