# Incident 19871230078469I: Beech 99, Albany, NY, December 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N433SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N433SA-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 400 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871230078469I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE AND FUMES IN COCKPIT. ELECTRICAL FAILURE. MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION USED. DEFECTIVE LANDING UP LIMIT SWITCH FOUND

## Other reports on N433SA (2)

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

- [Incident 19870401029739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401029739I), Apr 1, 1987: Beech 99 (N433SA), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft traveling at imprudent speed struck a jetway during taxi.
- [Incident 19830906053269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830906053269I), Sep 6, 1983: Beech 99 (N433SA), Rochester, NY. Left engine temperature and torque high. Shut down. After landing found a faulty fuel control unit.

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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