# NTSB MIA69A0043: Beech 99, N851SA, Orlando, FL, January 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1969
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69A0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0045  69/1/30    ORLANDO,FLA         BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1335                    N851SA              PX-  0  0  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      45, 11370 TOTAL HOURS, 35
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- CO-PLT DAMAGED LDG GR ON RNWY ELEVATED LIP AT LAKELAND ARPT.GR COLLAPSED ON LDG AT ORLANDO ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N851SA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851SA-2012-08-09), registration cancelled 2012-08-09, S/N U-25, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Registry model: [Beech 99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (registry code 1154002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Herndon

## Other investigations on N851SA (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA75AS037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS037), Apr 6, 1975: Beech 99 (N851SA), Spokane, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA75IS028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75IS028), Jan 30, 1975: Beech 99 (N851SA), Wenatchee, WA, incident, minor 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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