# NTSB DCA70I0001: Beech 99, N651EX, Atlanta, GA, July 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1969
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA70I0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA70I0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0029  69/7/29  NR.ATLANTA,GA         BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 24352
        TIME - 1430                    N651EX              PX-  0  0  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 671 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TALLAHASSEE,FLA            ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNCONTROLLED ALTITUDE DEVIATIONS                         IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT RECD DESCENT CLEAR,REDUCED POWER. ACFT PITCHED OVER. PRIMARY TRIM CIRCUIT CB TRIPPED. LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N651EX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No 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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