Beechcraft BE-99 N200TC
6 February 1985 · Putnam, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 February 1985 at about 14:50 local time, a Beechcraft BE-99 registered N200TC, operated by Bar Harbor Airways, Inc., was involved in an incident near Putnam, Connecticut, United States. 4 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 14:50
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Putnam, Connecticut, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-99
- Registration
- N200TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bar Harbor Airways, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Boston
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC85IA062
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
PLT STATED THAT DURING TKF THE ACFT STARTED TO YAW & ROLL IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH WAKE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER. HE APPLIED FULL OPPOSITE RUDDER & AILERON. NORMAL DIRECTIONAL WAS REGAINED BETWEEN 50-75 FT ABOVE THE GND. THE ACFT WAS LEVELED FOR CRUISE AT 5000 FT. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE PLT NOTICED A SLIGHT BINDING OF THE RUDDERS. HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. AN INSTRUMENT APCH & LNDG FOLLOWED. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE RUDDER WELD ASSEMBLY. THE BELLCRANK FITTING & WELD ASSEMBLY ARE FASTENED TOGETHER BY 10 RIVETS & A BOLT & NUT. THE RIVETS WERE SHEARED. THE BOLT & NUT WAS FASTENED, HOWEVER, THE BOLT HOLE WAS ELONGATED TO A LENGTH OF APPROX 30 DEGREES AROUND THE CIRCUMFRENCE OF THE BELLCRANK FITTING.
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 | - |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-236 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | Taylor MacHine Co. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1985 | Sikorsky S-76A | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1985 | Cessna C172 | Ellington, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1985 | Cessna 152 | W.stafford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1985 | Enstrom F-28F | Groton, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1985 | Piper PA-38-112 | Madison, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |