Beechcraft 99 N99NN
21 June 2008 · Bowling Green, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 June 2008 at about 22:00 local time, a Beechcraft 99 registered N99NN was involved in an accident near Bowling Green, Missouri, United States. 13 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bowling Green, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bowling Green Muni (H19)
- Coordinates
- 39.3697, -91.2192
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 99
- Registration
- N99NN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Skydiving
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bowling Green → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW08LA166
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Probable cause
The parachutist's failure to follow procedures/directives by not waiting to jump until the green jump light was illuminated, resulting in his collision with the airplane's tail. Contributing to the accident was the parachutist's impairment by the use of marijuana prior to performing a parachute jump.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot reported that he was en route to a parachutist jump zone on the first of two planned jumps. Prior to the first jump, before he had slowed the airplane, or illuminated the green jump light, indicating that the parachutists had permission to jump, two of the parachutists prematurely jumped. The first parachutist stated that as soon as he jumped, he realized that the airplane was going faster than normal, and he tucked into a ball, barely missing the horizontal stabilizer. According to the other parachutists still aboard, the second jumper exited, and struck the horizontal stabilizer with his head. He never opened his parachute. All of the other parachutists and the pilot stated that the green jump light was never turned on. Post-accident toxicology testing was consistent with impairment of the fatally injured parachutist by recent marijuana use.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 99 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 2008 | Beechcraft 99 | Moline, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Beechcraft 99A | Puerto Montt, Chile | Aerocord | Fatal | 9 |
| 14 Aug 2009 | Beechcraft 99 | Évora, Portugal | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2006 | Beechcraft 99 | Lodi, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2006 | Beechcraft 99 | Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2011 | Beechcraft 99 | Cap Haitien, Haiti | Salsa d'Haiti | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 182P | Mount Vernon, Missouri, United States | Brent Kitchen | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2008 | Cessna 180A | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | 6180 LLC | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2008 | Robinson R44 II | Ridgedale, Missouri, United States | Central Illinois Air Corp | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Piper PA46-500TP | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Differential Leasing LLC | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2008 | Beechcraft 390 | Lewistown, Missouri, United States | CNS Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 2008 | Embraer ERJ 170-10 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Republic Airline Inc | Serious injuries | - |