Beechcraft BE-99 N336PL
11 October 1985 · Albany, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 October 1985 at about 14:43 local time, a Beechcraft BE-99 registered N336PL was involved in an accident near Albany, New York, United States. 10 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 14:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albany, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Albany Co (ALB)
- Coordinates
- 42.7002, -73.7594
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-99
- Registration
- N336PL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Syracuse → Albany
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC86LA005
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
A BEECH BE-99 N336PL EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 01 AT ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ON INITIAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PUT IN THE DOWN POSITION, ONLY TWO GREEN GEAR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. A FLY BX THE TOWER VERIFIED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. THE FLIGHT CIRCLED ABOUT FIVE MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT BURNING OFF FUEL. ON THE FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT INSTRUCTED THE PASSENGERS TO GET INTO A CRASH POSITION. AS THE MAIN GEEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRSPEED SLOWED THEN THE NOSE CONE TOUCHED DOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft BE-99 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft BE-99 | Putnam, Connecticut, United States | Bar Harbor Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1984 | Beechcraft BE-99 | Galesburg, Illinois, United States | Britt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1985 | Beechcraft C23 | Penn Yan, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Cherry Valley, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1985 | Beechcraft 36 | Calverton, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Spring Valley, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1985 | Grumman AA-1C | Farmingdale, New York, United States | Tripple Three Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-16 | Livingston, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |