- Date
- May 18, 1974
- Place
- Fort Dodge, IA · FORT DODGE, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7994RBeech 99
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173438
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0012 74/5/18 NR.FORT DODGE,IOWA BEECH 99 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 6605 TIME - 0253 N7994R PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 576 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - WORTHINGTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT DODGE,IOWA SPENCER,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- MAIL FLT.LGT CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRIC TRIM UNIT P/N115-524032 CHARRED IN BOTTOM AREA.FLT IN HVY RAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7994R
- Reported as
- Beech 99
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Worthington Muni
N7994RRegistration cancelled Feb 22, 2024 · Beech 99Airframe modelBeech 99Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A-20
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