# Accident 19881224056119A: Beech 99A, Spokane, WA, December 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1988, 06:20 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GPAA
- Location: 47.6190° N, 117.5352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPOKANE INTL (GEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6190&lon=-117.5352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4954W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4954W-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99A (registry code 1154003, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,512 total, 618 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881224056119A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WAS UNABLE TO RAISE NOSE FOR FLARE. ELEVATOR CABLES AND PULLEYS ICED.

## 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 SEA89LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA031), Dec 24, 1988: Beech 99A (N4954W), Spokane, 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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