# NTSB MKC81FA018: Beech 99, N408SA, Grand Island, NE, February 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1981
- Place: Grand Island, NE · GRAND ISLAND, NE
- Location: 40.9214° N, 98.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9214&lon=-98.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0196  81/2/13    GRAND ISLAND,NE     BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1337                    N408SA              PX-  0  0  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      35, 5464 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        2210 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NE                    COLUMBUS,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- TAPER PIN,SPACER & NUT MISSING FROM R MAIN GEAR DRIVE SHAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N408SA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hall County

## 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 19810213005749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213005749A), Feb 13, 1981: Beech 99, Grand Island, NE, Substantial damage. Right gear unsafe indication for landing. Collapsed on landing roll. Found taper pins fell out of gear drive shaft.

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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