# NTSB MIA74FKG67: Beech 99, N848NS, St Simons Isl, GA, March 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1974
- Place: St Simons Isl, GA · ST SIMONS ISL, GA
- Location: 31.1505° N, 81.3695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Simons Island, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1505&lon=-81.3695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKG67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N848NS-1974-06-06), registration cancelled 1974-06-06, S/N U-77, built 1969 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Malcolm Mckinnon

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740331009309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740331009309A), Mar 31, 1974: Beech 99, St Simons Isl, GA, Destroyed. Hvy deposit of black soot in area adj to pwr dist panel. Acft destroyed by fire.

## Other investigations on N848NS (1)

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 MIA71IM112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71IM112), Jun 11, 1971: Beech 99 (N848NS), Brunswick, GA, incident, 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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