# Incident 19961213042519I: Beech 1900D, Latrobe, PA, December 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1996, 18:12 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Westmoreland County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14YV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14YV-2001-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,900 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961213042519I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 13, 1996, AT 1812 LOCAL TIME, MESA AIRLINES FLIGHT #5932, A BEECHCRAFT 1900D, N14YV, FROM PITTSBURGH, PA LANDED AT WESTMORELAND COUNTY AIRPORT, LATROBE, PA. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OVER CENTER V-BRACE BROKE, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. THE CREW KEPT THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND EVACUATED THE PASSENGERS IN AN ORDERLY MANNER. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIP, AILERON, FLAPS AND LEFT PROPELLER. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N14YV (1)

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

- [Incident 19950308010069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950308010069I), Mar 8, 1995: Beech 1900D (N14YV), Casper, WY. Narrative: in climb between 13,000 and 14,000 MSL the fuel flow and torque began to decrease until the engine quit. The engine was secured and the aircraft…

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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