- Date
- August 7, 1979
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N99FABeech 65-80
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19790807029559I
- Case key
- 79397
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0027 79/8/7 WASHINGTON,DC BEECH 65-80 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0940 N99FA PX- 0 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO 42, 2807 TOTAL HOURS, 475 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAITHERSBURG,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: REGULATOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SMOKE IN COCKPIT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- FLOOR-MOUNTED ALTERNATOR FIELD CB DMGD,ARCED.VOLT REGS AND ALTERNATOR FIELDS BURNED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99FA
- Reported as
- Beech 65-80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
N99FARegistration cancelled May 31, 2013 · Beech 65-80Airframe modelBeech 65-80Engine modelLycoming IGSO-540-B1A
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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.