Beechcraft 99 N7997R
16 March 1976 · Wappinger Fls, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 March 1976 at about 16:30 local time, a Beechcraft 99 registered N7997R, operated by Command Airway, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Wappinger Fls, New York, United States. 9 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wappinger Fls, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dutchess County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 99
- Registration
- N7997R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Command Airway
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Jamaica, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0550
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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
ACFT APRX 368 LB OVR G/W.PLT PAX RPTD ACFT SHUDDERED L WING DROPPED, LVLD, THEN RIGHT WING DROPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 99 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1976 | Beechcraft 99 | Ellsworth, Maine, United States | Bar Harbor Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1975 | Beechcraft 99A | Pullman, Washington, United States | Cascade Airlin | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1977 | Beechcraft 99 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Monmouth Airli | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1975 | Beechcraft 99 | Wenatchee, Washington, United States | Cascade Airli* | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Beechcraft 99 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Clark Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1975 | Beechcraft 99 | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | Aero Mech Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |