# NTSB IAD79DA091: Beech 200, N200EA, Charleston, WV, September 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1979
- Place: Charleston, WV · CHARLESTON, WV
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DA091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DA091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0049  79/9/27    CHARLESTON,WV       BEECH 200           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N200EA              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            30, 4895 TOTAL HOURS, 650
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,WV              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SWITCHES
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- FLAP DRIVE MOTOR,PN 100-3844040-3,FAILED FM OVERHEAT.FLAP UP-LIMIT SW CONTAMINATED W DIRT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N200EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200
- 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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