# NTSB NYC92LA091: Beech 99, N209BH, Bangor, ME, February 1, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 31, 1992, 21:54 local (Feb 1, 1992, 02:54 UTC)
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Location: 44.8074° N, 68.8281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BANGOR INTL (BGR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8074&lon=-68.8281&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC92LA091
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37150/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA091

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE TAXIING ON AN ICY SURFACE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE UNFAVORABLE WINDS AND THE ICY RAMP CONDITIONS.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing
  - terrain condition - icy (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - object - aircraft parked/standing

## Analysis

THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIING ON THE RAMP AFTER A FLIGHT.  THE PILOT SAID, 'WHILE PARKING AT THE...HANGER A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE ON THE ICE AND STRIKE A PARKED AIRCRAFT WITH THE RIGHT WING.'

## Aircraft

- Registration: N209BH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U-73
- Airframe hours: 23518
- Engines: P&W PT6A-20 550 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Northeast Express Regional
- Registered owner: Josephine & Allyn Caruso
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, January 5, 1992, 49 hours before
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: BGR, Bangor International

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,807 total, 1,745 in this make and model, 3,200 as pilot in command, 106 in the last 90 days, 46 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 360° at 24 knots, gusting 36
- Temperature: 16 °F

## 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 19920131014779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920131014779A), Jan 31, 1992: Beech 99, Bangor, ME, Substantial damage. Slid on icy ramp while taxiing to park. Wing hit a parked aircraft.

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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