Beechcraft C-99 N992AF
15 May 2001 · Salem, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 May 2001 at about 00:45 local time, a Beechcraft C-99 registered N992AF was involved in an incident near Salem, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Salem, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.0207, -123.1106
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-99
- Registration
- N992AF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Portland → Roseburg
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA01IA093
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A short to electrical wiring while in cruise flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while in cruise flight at 9,000 feet and in instrument meteorological conditions, he smelled a burning order, then observed a flame coming from the main circuit breaker panel on the right side. While the pilot was talking to air traffic control, the flame extinguished leaving smoke in the cockpit. The pilot diverted to a nearby airport and landed without further incident. Maintenance personnel found that a 1/4 inch hole had burned through the circuit breaker panel surface fascia. The fire was apparently caused by an internal short in the backlighting panel immediately under the fascia panel. The backlight panel contains numerous small-gage wires and grain-of-wheat light bulbs. The malfunction did not draw sufficient current to trip a circuit breaker.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C-99 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2001 | Beechcraft C-99 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | Ameriflight | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2000 | Beechcraft C-99 | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1994 | Beechcraft C-99 | Avenal, California, United States | Ameriflight, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Feb 1993 | Beechcraft C-99 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Ameriflight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2009 | Beechcraft C-99 | Show Low, Arizona, United States | Ameriflight, LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2010 | Beechcraft C-99 | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | Ameriflight, LLC | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2001 | Cessna 182J | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | Billy Joe C. Pyatt | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hughes 369D | Canby, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Cessna 120 | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2001 | Pilatus PC-12 | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | Air Methods | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2001 | Piper J3C-65 | Glide, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft 58 | Ashland, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |