# NTSB NYC76AN122: Beech 99, N200WP, Ellsworth, ME, August 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1976
- Place: Ellsworth, ME · ELLSWORTH, ME
- Location: 44.5434° N, 68.4195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellsworth, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5434&lon=-68.4195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3176  76/8/16    ELLSWORTH,ME        BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0632                    N200WP              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            34, 9797 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2501 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAR HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BANGOR,ME                   ELLSWORTH,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO 220 FT HILL,LOCALIZER APPROACH,ALTIMETER TESTED OK AFTER CRASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N200WP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200WP-1976-11-22), registration cancelled 1976-11-22, S/N U-3, built 1968 (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: Bar Harbor

## 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 19760816031269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760816031269A), Aug 16, 1976: Beech 99, Ellsworth, ME, Destroyed. Flew into 220 ft hill,localizer approach,altimeter tested ok after crash.

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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