- Date
- January 20, 1981
- Place
- Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Injuries
- 7 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N390CABeech 99A
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1981
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19810120000779A
- Case key
- 79384
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3663 81/1/20 SPOKANE,WA BEECH 99A CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1127 N390CA PX- 5 2 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 36, 11680 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 7000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPOKANE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SEATTLE,WA SPOKANE,WA MOSES LAKE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: DME FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DSND BLO MDA NR FAF/DME,4.5MI FM RWY.DME FOR ILS APCH LCTD NR MAP.NO FREQ DSPLAY ON DME MODE SEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N390CA
- Reported as
- Beech 99A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Spokane Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.