MKC80IA052

NTSB incident investigation · Beech 99 · Boston, MA · July 8, 1980

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1980
Place
Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N100WPBeech 99
Status
Completed · report September 26, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800708060109I
Case key
129365

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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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5-0014   80/7/8  NR.BOSTON,MA          BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2030                    N100WP              PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,NY                  BOSTON,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- INST PANEL BULB SHORTED AGAINST MOUNTING SCREW OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD.

Aircraft

Registration
N100WP
Reported as
Beech 99
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Logan Intl

FAA reports on this event · 1

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