# NTSB DCA70A0001: Beech B99, N844NS, Monroe, GA, July 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1969
- Place: Monroe, GA · MONROE, GA
- Location: 33.7984° N, 83.7219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7984&lon=-83.7219&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 14 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1970
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA70A0001
- Board report AAR7018 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7018.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA70A0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N844NS-1969-07-31), registration cancelled 1969-07-31, S/N U-16, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- Registry model: [Beech 99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (registry code 1154002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed

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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