# Incident 19890920053079I: Beech B99, Portland, ME, September 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1989, 09:24 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VFSA
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N804BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804BA-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99A (registry code 1154003, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99a) (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 B99
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890920053079I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER. SMOKE CLEARED. RETURNED. OVERHEAD SPEAKER COIL OVERHEATED.

## Other reports on N804BA (2)

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

- [Incident 19911127059889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911127059889I), Nov 27, 1991: Beech 99A (N804BA), Bangor, ME, Minor damage. No right gear down safe light. Landed right gear up. Cam out of adjustment. Door roller over centered.
- [Incident 19910601018429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601018429I), Jun 1, 1991: Beech 99A (N804BA), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication. Gear partially collapsed on rollout. Wires were chafed.

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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