Beechcraft B99 N986MA
24 October 1971 · Bath, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 October 1971 at about 22:15 local time, a Beechcraft B99 registered N986MA, operated by Monmouth Airli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bath, Pennsylvania, United States. 8 people were on board and 4 died, 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bath, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B99
- Registration
- N986MA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Monmouth Airli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Jamaica, Ny → Allentown, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2307
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DSCNDD BLO MDA.EXTSV ON-DUTY TIME, ACTUAL INST FLT TIME BFR ACCIDENT RESULTED IN FATIGUE BOTH PLTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B99 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft B99 | Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States | Midstate Air C | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft B99 | Yakima, Washington, United States | Cascade Airway | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1970 | Beechcraft B99 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Altair Airlin* | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1969 | Beechcraft B99 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Air Indies COR | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1969 | Beechcraft B99 | Monroe, Georgia, United States | Air South * | Fatal | 14 |
| 27 Nov 1968 | Beechcraft B99 | Hamilton, Indiana, United States | Commuter Airl* | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |