# Accident 19881004044229A: Beech B99, Orcas Island, WA, October 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1988, 09:52 local time
- Place: Orcas Island, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SANA
- Location: 48.6192° N, 122.8709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6192&lon=-122.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803BA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,320 total, 500 in this make and model, 247 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881004044229A

## Narrative

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

RAN INTO LOWER VISIBILITY AND CEILING. BEGAN A CLIMBING T URN TO GO BACK AND HIT TREE TOPS ON ISLAND. LANDED SAFELY

## 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 SEA89FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA006), Oct 4, 1988: Beech B-99A (N803BA), East Sound, WA, substantial damage

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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