Beechcraft 99 N199EA
10 February 1978 · Richland, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 February 1978 at about 16:50 local time, a Beechcraft 99 registered N199EA, operated by Columbia Pacif, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Richland, Washington, United States. 17 people were on board and 17 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Richland, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Richland
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 99
- Registration
- N199EA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Columbia Pacif
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Seattle, Wa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3316
People
17 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 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
HORIZ STAB OUT-OF-TRIM WARNING SYST INOP. PERSONNEL-INEFFECTIVE FAA SURVEILLANCE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 99 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 1978 | Beechcraft 99 | South Bend, Indiana, United States | Skystream Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1978 | Beechcraft 99 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Pocono Airline | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1979 | Beechcraft 99 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Skystream Airl | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Oct 1979 | Beechcraft 99 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Mesaba Airways | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1979 | Beechcraft 99 | Yakima, Washington, United States | Cascade Airway | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1977 | Beechcraft 99 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Monmouth Airli | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |