# NTSB IAD70AI063: Beech 99, N7899R, Hagerstown, MD, June 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1970
- Place: Hagerstown, MD · HAGERSTOWN, MD
- Location: 39.6380° N, 77.7233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagerstown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6380&lon=-77.7233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70AI063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70AI063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0802  70/6/17    HAGERSTOWN,MD       BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2250
        TIME - 1853                    N7899R              PX-  0  0  7  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 1650 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAGERSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                HAGERSTOWN,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- LANDED HARD SHORT OF RWY,BOUNCED,LANDED HARD ON RWY. SUB DMG TO WINGS,FUSELAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7899R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7899R-2004-04-30), registration cancelled 2004-04-30, S/N U-88 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Registry model: [Beech 99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (registry code 1154002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hagerstown

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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