Beechcraft BE-99 N317VA
3 January 1984 · Galesburg, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 January 1984 at about 03:30 local time, a Beechcraft BE-99 registered N317VA, operated by Britt Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident near Galesburg, Illinois, United States. 11 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Galesburg, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.9509, -90.3693
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-99
- Registration
- N317VA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Britt Airways, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Sterling
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84FA076
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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 MAIN GEAR RETRACTED WHILE THE ACFT WAS BEING TAXIED TO THE TAXIOFF POSITION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A LANDING GEAR MAINTENANCE VALVE PN22400-1, SN19 MANUFACTURED BY AIRRIGHT INC HAD CORRODED AND WAS ALLOWING STRAY VOLTAGE TO CYCLETHE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft BE-99 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 1985 | Beechcraft BE-99 | Albany, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft BE-99 | Putnam, Connecticut, United States | Bar Harbor Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft BE-99 | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | Wheeler Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1989 | Beechcraft BE-99 | Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1991 | Beechcraft BE-99 | Allakaket, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2004 | Beechcraft BE-99 | Neihart, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-22-135 | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1984 | Beechcraft 99 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150C | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1984 | Cessna 182K | Lincoln, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |