Beechcraft C-99 N992SB
28 August 1985 · Conover, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 August 1985 at about 05:45 local time, a Beechcraft C-99 registered N992SB, operated by Sunbird Airline, Inc., was involved in an accident near Conover, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Conover, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hickory (HKY)
- Coordinates
- 35.7002, -81.2101
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-99
- Registration
- N992SB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sunbird Airline, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hickory → Charlotte
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL85FA261
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
ACFT WAS ON TRNG FLT FOR INITIAL COPILOT QUAL FOR COMMUTER AIR CARRIER. INSTRUCTOR AND TWO TRAINEES WERE ON BOARD. THE ACFT DEPARTED CHARLOTTE AT ABOUT 2314EDT FOR THE HICKORYAREA FOR TRNG. AT ABOUT 0015EDT,IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CREW VISITED THE HICKORY FSS. AFTER DEPARTING HICKORY, THE ACFT CLIMBED TO 5500 FT AND REMAINED GENERALLY BETWEEN CHARLOTTE. AT ABOUT 0145EDT, RADAR DATA SHOWED THE ACFT TO BE IN A STEEPNING DESCENT AN GAINING SPEED. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREE LIMBS, A UTILITY POLE AND THE GROUND IN ABOUT 35 ANGLE OF DESCENT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF CONOVER NC. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A NOSE UP TRIM,WHICH WAS APRX 75 PERCENT OF THE AVAILABLE UP-TRIM(3.38 DEGREES UP- NOSE. THIS IS AN ABNORMAL SETTING;SO THE ENTIRE TRIM UNIT WAS RETAINED & SENT TO THE TALLEY CORP FOR DETAILED EXAM. THE RAM END FITTINGS WERE SENT TO GA TECH RESEARCH FOR SURFACE FRACTURE ANALYSIS. THE EXAM SHOWED DUCTILE OVERSTRESS & NO INDICATION OF PRE-CRACKED CONDITION. PITCH TRIM EMERGENCIES ARE A PART OF SUNBIRDS C-99 TRAINING PROGRAM(FIT 1 & 2)
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C-99 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1984 | Beechcraft C-99 | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | Wings West Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 17 |
| 18 Dec 1986 | Beechcraft C-99 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Mesa Air Shuttle | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft C-99 | San Francisco, California, United States | Wings West Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 4 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft C-99 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1993 | Beechcraft C-99 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Ameriflight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1994 | Beechcraft C-99 | Avenal, California, United States | Ameriflight, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1985 | Cessna 150J | Dublin, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft C90 | Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft BE-35 | Andrews Murphy, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft B-80 | Newbern, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1985 | Cessna 177RG | Kenansville, North Carolina, United States | Shelton R. Hardy | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1985 | Enstrom F-28A | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |