# NTSB ATL84LA120: Beech 99, N7994R, Myrtle Beach, SC, March 14, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 14, 1984, 07:53 local (12:53 UTC)
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Coordinates: 33.819583, -78.669853 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8196&lon=-78.6699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA120
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6422/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA120

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - electrical system,circuit breaker - popped/tripped (contributing factor)
  - gear down and locked - not identified, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. THE PLT SAID THAT THE SUN WAS SHINING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HE THOUGHT HE SAW 3 GREEN LIGHTS. AFTER THE ACFT STOPPED ON THE RWY THE RED LIGHT IN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS ON AND THE WARNINGHORN WAS SOUNDING. HE ALSO SAID THE GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OUT. THE GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY IN TESTS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7994R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7994R-2024-02-22), registration cancelled 2024-02-22, S/N U-103, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Registry model: [Beech 99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (registry code 1154002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6A-20](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-20) (registry code 61568, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U103
- Airframe hours: 20848
- Engines: P&W PT6A-27 680 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Mountain Air Cargo, Inc.
- Registered owner: Pioneer Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, December 18, 1983
- Departed: FLO, FLORENCE, SC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: CRE, Grand Strand, runway 23, 5,996 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,500 total, 186 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 139 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CRE

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840314005689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840314005689A), Mar 14, 1984: Beech 99, North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear. Landed gear up.

## Other investigations on N7994R (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 MKC74IK067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74IK067), May 18, 1974: Beech 99 (N7994R), Fort Dodge, IA, incident, minor damage

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.

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