Beechcraft C99 N96AV
6 October 1983 · Burlington, Vermont, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 October 1983 at about 18:20 local time, a Beechcraft C99 registered N96AV, operated by Air Vermont, was involved in an incident near Burlington, Vermont, United States. 10 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Burlington, Vermont, United States
- Nearest airport
- Burlington Intl (BTV)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C99
- Registration
- N96AV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Vermont
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jamaica → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84IA002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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
THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER A SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD, ACCOMPANIED WITH A GEAR UNSAFE HORN. A GO-AROUND WAS MADE, & AFTER COMPLETING EMERG GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE THE ACFT RETURNED FOR LANDING. DURING LANDING THE LEFT GEAR FOLDED. A COMPANY PLT WHO WAS HOLDING SHORT AT THE APCH END OF THE RWY STATED HE OBSERVED THE ACFTGEAR HIT THE ARRESTING CABLE DURING TOUCHDOWN. HOWEVER, THE TOWER CONTROLLER ALSO OBSERVED THE LANDING & STATED THAT THEACFT TOUCHED DOWN 700 FT BEYOND THE THRESHOLD, A POINT 1/2 WAY BETWEEN THE THRESHOLD & ARRESTING GEAR. THE LEFT GEAR GAVE WAY AT TOUCHDOWN & THE PLT OPTED TO GO AROUND. THE ACFT PASSED OVER THE CABLE WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED. SEVERAL PASSENGERS DESCRIBED THE LANDING AS HARD. EXAM OF ARRESTING GEAR SYSTEM DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY DAMAGE. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DRAG LEG (P/N50-120202) CONNECTED TO SUPPORT (P/N50-120201) WAS SEPARATED. THE SUPPORT IS RETAINED TO ACFT BY RIVETS & FOUR 1/4 INCH BOLTS. THE RIVETS WERE SHEARED & THE FOUR BOLTS WERE MISSING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C99 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1988 | Beechcraft C99 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Air Kentucky Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1990 | Beechcraft C99 AIRLINER | Moosonee, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 1991 | Beechcraft C99 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | L'express Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 13 |
| 9 Nov 1991 | Beechcraft C99 | Syracuse, New York, United States | Horizon Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1992 | Beechcraft C99 | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | Cape Smythe Air Services, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1992 | Beechcraft C99 | Anniston, Alabama, United States | GP Express Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1983 | Dg 400 | Morrisville, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1983 | Beechcraft BE-23 | Shelburne, Vermont, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1983 | Beechcraft B23 | West Dover, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1983 | Bell 47-G3B1 | Dummerston, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Sportavia-Putzer RF5B SPERBER | Warren, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Cessna 140 | Londonderry, Vermont, United States | Armand R. Diliberto | No injuries | - |