# NTSB SEA75IS028: Beech 99, N851SA, Wenatchee, WA, January 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1975
- Place: Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75IS028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75IS028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0002  75/1/30    WENATCHEE,WA        BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1036                    N851SA              PX-  0  0  3  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      34, 6850 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        5550 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PANGBORN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SPOKANE,WA                  SEATTLE,WA                   WENATCHEE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
        REMARKS- CB PULLED DRG PREV GO-ARND DUE GR WARNING HORN SOUNDING WHEN FLAPS RETRACTED TO 20DEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N851SA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851SA-2012-08-09), registration cancelled 2012-08-09, S/N U-25, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Registry model: [Beech 99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (registry code 1154002) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Pangborn

## Other investigations on N851SA (2)

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 SEA75AS037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS037), Apr 6, 1975: Beech 99 (N851SA), Spokane, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69A0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0043), Jan 30, 1969: Beech 99 (N851SA), Orlando, FL, substantial damage

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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