MIA74FKG67

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 99 · St Simons Isl, GA · March 31, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 31, 1974
Place
St Simons Isl, GA · ST SIMONS ISL, GA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N848NSBeech 99
Status
Completed · report May 22, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740331009309A
Case key
186242

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0922  74/3/31    ST SIMONS ISL,GA    BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1710                    N848NS              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-CARGO            50, 8900 TOTAL HOURS, 130
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALCOLM MCKINNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST SIMONS ISL,GA            ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- HVY DEPOSIT OF BLACK SOOT IN AREA ADJ TO PWR DIST PANEL.ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Aircraft

Registration
N848NS
Reported as
Beech 99
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Malcolm Mckinnon

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N848NS · 1

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