Beechcraft 99A N125AE
6 January 1974 · Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 January 1974 at about 18:05 local time, a Beechcraft 99A registered N125AE, operated by Air East, Inc.*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. 17 people were on board and 12 died, 5 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Johnstown-Cambria
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 99A
- Registration
- N125AE
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air East, Inc.*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Pittsburgh, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0001
People
12 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 12 | 5 | 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
LOC APCH.PREMATURE DSCNT BLO SAFE APCH SLOPE, REASON NOT DTRMD.CIG VRBL 200-400FT.CG BEYOND AFT LMT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 99 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1974 | Beechcraft 99 | Galveston, Texas, United States | Metro Airlines | Fatal | 6 |
| 23 Jul 1974 | Beechcraft 99 | Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States | Clark Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1974 | Beechcraft 99 | Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States | SMB Stage Lin* | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1974 | Beechcraft 99 | Flushing, New York, United States | Air New Englan | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1974 | Beechcraft 99 | St Simons Isl, Georgia, United States | Air South INC0 | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1974 | Beechcraft 99 | Jackson, Michigan, United States | Skystream AIR1 | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |