Aviation Crash Map

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
N336PL
Albany, New York, United States - No injuries -
3 Jan 1984 Beechcraft BE-99
N317VA
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18 Apr 1982 Beechcraft BE-99
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13 Jan 1989 Beechcraft BE-99
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Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
19 Oct 1991 Beechcraft BE-99
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Allakaket, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
18 Aug 2004 Beechcraft BE-99
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All 7 records for this type

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