# NTSB SEA75FYG18: Beech 99A, N20FW, Pullman, WA, February 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1975
- Place: Pullman, WA · PULLMAN, WA
- Location: 46.7331° N, 117.1683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pullman, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7331&lon=-117.1683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FYG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0330   75/2/4    PULLMAN,WA          BEECH 99A           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0630                    N20FW               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      30, 4881 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        4285 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PULLMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPOKANE,WA                  PULLMAN,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT 11FT SHORT OF SNOW BANK AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20FW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20FW), registered now, S/N U-111, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99A
- Registry model: [Beech B-99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-99) (registry code 1154004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pullman

## 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 19750204001959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750204001959A), Feb 4, 1975: Beech B99, Pullman, WA, Substantial damage. Hit 11FT short of snow bank at end of rwy.

## Other investigations on N20FW (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX98IA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98IA097), Feb 24, 1998: Beech BE99 (N20FW), Oakland, CA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Water accumulation in the tail section of the aircraft that froze around the elevator control cables which restricted the movement of the elevator. Contributing factors were the accumulation of…

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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