# NTSB MIA69A0041: Beech 99, N855SA, Ft Lauderdale, FL, January 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1969
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69A0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0027  69/1/20    FT LAUDERDALE,FLA   BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2071
        TIME - 0942                    N855SA              PX-  0  0  3  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 231 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- INOPERATIVE NOSE GR STEERING.STEERING LINK HAD BEEN REMOVED DUE TO FAILED STEERING ACTUATOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N855SA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N855SA-1978-08-29), registration cancelled 1978-08-29, S/N U-46 (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: Ft Lauderdale

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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