# Incident 20010514010749I: Beech C99, Salem, OR, May 14, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2001, 17:51 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Airport: Mcnary Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 45.0207° N, 123.1106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0207&lon=-123.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N992AF) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01IA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010514010749I

## Narrative

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

(-23)A BEECH BE-99-C99 OPERATED BY AMERIFLIGHT, INC (AMF), AS A PART 135 ON-DEMAND CARGO FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT FIRE FROM THE MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL BELOW THE RIGHT COCKPIT WINDOW WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE FLAME EXTINGUISHED SHORTLY THEREAFTER.  THE PILOT DIVERTED TO SALEM, OR, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE ATP, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PORTLAND, OR, ABOUT 10 MINTUES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT WAS DESTINED FOR ROSEBURG, OR.  DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE NM09 DUTY OFFICER, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 9,000 FEET WHEN HE NOTED AN ODOR.  THE PILOT THEN OBSERVED A FLAME COMING FROM THE MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL ON THE RIGHT SIDE.  WHILE THE PILOT WAS TALKING TO ATC, THE FLAME EXTINGUISHED LEAVING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.

## 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 SEA01IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01IA093), May 15, 2001: Beech C-99 (N992AF), Salem, OR, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A short to electrical wiring while in cruise flight.

## Other reports on N992AF (1)

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

- [Incident 20221101011109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221101011109I), Nov 1, 2022: Beechcraft C-99 (N992AF), Manchester, NH, Minor damage. PIC was performing a return trip from burlington, VT to Manchester, NH in [privacy data omitted]. The PIC landed on runway 6 uneventfully. ATC instructed the…

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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