# NTSB ERA11WA499: Beech 99, Cap Haitien, Haiti, September 20, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 20, 2011, 21:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Cap Haitien, Haiti
- Coordinates: 19.699722, -72.226112
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6997&lon=-72.2261&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 81866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA499
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81866/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81866
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA499

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 20, 2011, at 2130 universal coordinated time, a Hawker Beechcraft BE-99A, registered in Haiti as HH-APA, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while on approach to the Cap Haitien International Airport (MTCH), Cap Haitien, Haiti. The two crewmembers and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated by Salsa d'Haiti as flight 112, a scheduled domestic passenger flight which originated from Port-Au-Prince International Airport (MTPP), and was conducted under Haitian flight regulations. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Haiti. Further information may be obtained from: Office National de l' Aviation Civile (OFNAC) Aéroport International de Port-au-Prince B.P. 1346 Port-au-Prince, Haiti Telephone: (+509) 2250-0220 Fax: (+509) 2250-9898 This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Haiti.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HH-APA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99 (A)
- Serial number: U-123
- Engines: P&WC PT-6A-27 550 horsepower turbo prop; P&WC PT-6A-27 550 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Salsa d'Haiti
- Registered owner: National Aerotech
- Departed: MTPP, Port-Au-Prince
- Destination: MTCH, Cap Haitien
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: MTCH, Cap Haitien, runway 05, 4,890 × 148 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 29, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81866. 48 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 48 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40354706&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement%20-Master.PDF

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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