# Incident 19970430011489I: Beech 200BEECH, Springfield, IL, April 30, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1997, 08:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ABDA
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83GA-2024-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970430011489I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 30, 1997, N83GA, BEECHCRAFT MODEL 200 MADE A LANDING EMERGENCY AFTER THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PART 135 AT THE TIME. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND SECURED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE OR ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM. A FLASHLIGHT WAS FOUND INSIDE THE COWLING. THE FLASHLIGHT WAS STILL TURNED ON AND RESTING ON FUEL HOSES, SHINING ON A DETECTOR. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPROT. THE OPERATOR WILL SUBMIT A MIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY 135.417.

## Other reports on N83GA (1)

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

- [Incident 20090907018489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090907018489I), Sep 7, 2009: Beech 200BEECH (N83GA), Ruidoso, NM, Minor damage. On September 7, 2009 at 1900 MST, a Beechcraft BE200, N83GA, registered to guardian eagle company experienced a landing gear collapse during a precautionary…

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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