# Accident 19971015031339A: Beech C99, Meadview, AZ, October 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1997, 09:24 local time
- Place: Meadview, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AJZA
- Location: 35.9809° N, 114.0600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9809&lon=-114.0600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227AV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-99 (registry code 1154006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A36
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,391 total, 2,141 in this make and model, 186 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971015031339A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE CAPTAIN SAW A CAR TRAILING SMOKE ALONG A DIRT ROAD AND DECIDED TO DESCEND FROM HIS EN ROUTE ALTITUDE AND INVESTIGATE. AFTER OVERFLYING THE CAR, HE CONTINUED FLYING OVER THE ROAD AT LOW LEVEL UNTIL THE FIRST OFFICER WARNED OF WIRES.  HE WAS UNABLE TO REACT IN TIME TO AVOID STRIKING THE WIRES.  AFTER THE COLLISION, THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO HIS DESTINATION.  DURING THE APPROACH, THEY HEARD A LOUD THUD AND THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN SHAKING.  THE CAPTAIN REDUCED THE POWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.  AFTER A POSITIVE VISUAL GEAR CHECK BY THE TOWER, THE CAPTAIN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AS THEY TAXIED TO THE RAMP.  BROKEN SECTIONS OF WIRE WERE FOUND EMBEDDED IN THE FORWARD FUSELAGE AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.  THE TIP OF ONE BLADE WAS MISSING FROM THE LEFT PROPELLER AND THE NOSE SECTION WAS SHATTERED.  NEITHER OF THE GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED ANY MALFUNCTION WITH THEIR VEHICLES DURING THIS TIME.

## 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 LAX98FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA013), Oct 15, 1997: Beech 99-C99 (N227AV), Meadview, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision, inadequate visual lookout, and his failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance. Contributing was low altitude flight.

## Other reports on N227AV (1)

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

- [Incident 20191111017239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191111017239I), Nov 11, 2019: Beech C-99 (N227AV), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Pilot reported a bird strike approx 6 miles south of koma (destination airport). Acft landed koma without incident and taxied to the ramp. Minor damage to LH…

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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