DCA70A0001

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B99 · Monroe, GA · July 6, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 6, 1969
Place
Monroe, GA · MONROE, GA
Injuries
14 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N844NSBeech B99
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1970
Safety recommendations
Yes
Case key
79411

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1593   69/7/6  NR.MONROE,GA          BEECH B99           CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2022                    N844NS              PX- 12  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      38, 8753 TOTAL HOURS, 987
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ATLANTA,GA                  SUMPTER,SC                   GREER,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- FLT CTL SYS MALFUNCTIONED.UNWANTED LONGL TRIM RESULTED IN NOSE DWN HI SPEED FLT.PLTS UN RECOVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N844NS
Reported as
Beech B99
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.