# Accident 20160801007239A: Beech C-99, Thistle, UT, August 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2016, 18:50 local time
- Place: Thistle, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 40.0183° N, 111.4828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0183&lon=-111.4828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234AV-2019-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-99 (registry code 1154006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-99) (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 C-99
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 177 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160801007239A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 8500 MSL NEAR THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 6 AND HIGHWAY 89 IN SPANISH FORK CANYON, UTAH THE PILOT REPORTED SEEING A DARK OBJECT PASSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIS RIGHT AND IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE OF FLIGHT AND THEN HEARD A SOUND TO THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. UPON LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT AT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (SLC) IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN THAT A LARGE UPPER SECTION OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND A LARGE UPPER SECTION OF THE RUDDER WERE MISSING FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR16LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA155), Aug 2, 2016: Beech C 99 (N234AV), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with power lines.

## Other reports on N234AV (2)

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

- [Incident 20181005025219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181005025219I), Oct 5, 2018: Beech C-99 (N234AV), Price, UT, Minor damage. On 10/05/2018, the pilot landed runway 01 at Carbon County Regional Airport/buck davis field (kpuc), in Price, Utah. Aircraft was configured for landing. Upon…
- [Incident 20181005020769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181005020769I), Oct 5, 2018: Beech C-99 (N234AV), Price, UT, Minor damage. On 10/05/2018, the pilot landed runway 01 at Carbon County Regional Airport/buck davis field (kpuc), in Price, Utah. The aircraft was configured for landing.…

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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