# Incident 19951130044179I: Beech 99, Salt Lake City, UT, November 30, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1995, 07:26 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134PM-2026-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (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 99
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,254 total, 2,882 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96IA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96IA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951130044179I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AN AMERIFLIGHT, BE-99, N134PM, DEPARTED SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, UT, FROM RUNWAY 14 AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL. PILOT HUGH BANGERTER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 14 WITHOUT INCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 0726 MST. SALT LAKE CITY MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN LEFT RUDDER CABLE, WHICH WAS TURNED OVER TO THE NTSB FOR TESTING. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

## 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 LAX96IA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96IA065), Nov 30, 1995: Beech 99 (N134PM), Salt Lake City, UT, incident, no damage. Probable cause: improper installation of the rudder control cable by company maintenance personnel, which resulted in chafing and/or fatigue and subsequent failure of the cable.

## Other reports on N134PM (3)

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

- [Incident 19820503027879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820503027879I), May 3, 1982: Beech 99 (N134PM), Stratford, CT, Minor damage. Pilot had a bird strike on final. Bird came thru the windshield and hit the co-pilot.
- [Incident 19811120083019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120083019I), Nov 20, 1981: Beech 99 (N134PM), Groton, CT, Minor damage. Aircraft struck by seagulls during landing.
- [Incident 19800629056729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800629056729I), Jun 29, 1980: Beech 99 (N134PM), Windsor Locks, CT. Odor of electrical fire and smoke, circuit breakers popped, then smoke odor disappeared. Cause was rainwater.

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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