# Incident 19890110007789I: Beech 58, Pittsburgh, PA, January 10, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1989, 00:42 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9069Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9069Q-1996-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,910 total, 225 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890110007789I

## Narrative

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

HEARD THUD ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND SAW FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR OPEN. ENGINE PROP SHAFT HAD BROKEN. PROP DEPARTED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9069Q (3)

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

- [Incident 19960308006619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960308006619I), Mar 8, 1996: Beech 58 (N9069Q), Utica, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed gear up - uca. Cause: NLG frozen due to ice from contaminated taxiways at buf. Minor damage: NLG control rod, both props, belly…
- [Incident 19951115041349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951115041349I), Nov 15, 1995: Beech 58 (N9069Q), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Struck a runway light on takeoff roll. Limited visibility due blowing snow and severe surface wind gusts.
- [Accident 19860709031559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860709031559A), Jul 9, 1986: Beech 58 (N9069Q), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to verify gear down before landing. Aircraft landed wheels up.

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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