# Incident 19890409016919I: Beech 1900, Pittsburgh, PA, April 9, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1989, 09:55 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3172A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3172A-1998-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A65B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,055 total, 1,966 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890409016919I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CONTROL FLAPS AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY. FLAP DRIVE MOTOR HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N3172A (3)

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

- [Accident 19970813022119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970813022119A), Aug 13, 1997: Beech 1900C (N3172A), Seattle, WA, Destroyed. Aircraft cleared to land, appeared to stall, dropped 100FT onto runway, crashed and burned. (.4)the Beech 1900C cargo aircraft was loaded with more than 4,962…
- [Incident 19901214061079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901214061079I), Dec 14, 1990: Beech 1900 (N3172A), New Haven, CT. Right engine fire warning on takeoff. Fired bottle. Returned. Replaced fire loop.
- [Incident 19900403015229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900403015229I), Apr 3, 1990: Beech 1900 (N3172A), Elmira, NY. Circuit breaker popped on rollout when cycled flaps up. Serviced all flap switches.

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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