- Date
- September 23, 1980
- Place
- Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N99THBeech B99
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800923081259I
- Case key
- 129037
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0028 80/9/23 ORLANDO,FL BEECH B99 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2015 N99TH PX- 0 0 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 47, 29 TOTAL HOURS, 1492 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORLANDO,FL OCALA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: TURBO-COMPRESSOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- FIRE ORIGINATED IN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INSTALLED ON RT ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99TH
- Reported as
- Beech B99
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
N99THRegistration cancelled Jun 15, 2011 · Beech B-99Airframe modelBeech B-99Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A-27-28
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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.
Other investigations on N99TH · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI07LA050Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRapid City, SDThe pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure which contributed to his failure to maintain altitude and clearance from terrain during the instrument approach. A factor was the night light condition.NTSB SEA00LA183Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMissoula, MTA loss of directional control due to a brake locked as a result of snow and ice contamination.