40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 28, 1987 · 15:45 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CHQA
Aircraft
N99CH
Reported as
Beech B99
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,087 total1,590 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Circuit breaker popped as gear was extended. Reset breaker and it popped again. Wires were shorted together.
As the FAA filed it
CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AS GEAR WAS EXTENDED. RESET BREAKER AND IT POPPED AGAIN. WIRES WERE SHORTED TOGETHER.