# Incident 19980531017789I: Beech B200, Anchorage, AK, May 31, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1998, 08:27 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6531N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6531N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B200 (registry code 1152922, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,700 total, 80 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980531017789I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WENT TO TURN ON DEICE BUT HIT STARTER SWITCHES BY MISTAKE KNOCKING GENERATORS OFF LINE. NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6531N (1)

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

- [Incident 19970108008539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970108008539I), Jan 8, 1997: Beech B200 (N6531N), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Narrative: aircraft left main contacted ground 3' short of runway, left gear failed on impact, aircraft departed runway and came to rest approximately 1800…

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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