Beechcraft 99 N6724D
6 November 1987 · Gulfport, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 November 1987 at about 23:41 local time, a Beechcraft 99 registered N6724D, operated by Air New Orleans, was involved in an incident near Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. 12 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 23:41
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Gulfport, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gulfport Biloxi Regional (GPT)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 99
- Registration
- N6724D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air New Orleans
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Orleans → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- MIA88IA028
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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
WHILE ON A PART 135 SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLT DURING FINAL APCH, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND. THE PLT RECYCLED THE GEAR, BUT THE GEAR FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY METHOD, AGAIN, WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE APRCH WAS CONTINUED AND DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE COMPLETE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT THEN SLID TO A STOP & THE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED VIA THE EMERGENCY EXIT. POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR END CAP FAILED AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE ALLOWING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND FLUID TO LEAK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 99 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1987 | Beechcraft 99 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Air New Orleans | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1987 | Beechcraft 99 | Oneonta, New York, United States | Catskill Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1987 | Beechcraft 99 | Portland, Maine, United States | Bar Harbor Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1987 | Beechcraft 99-A | Port Angeles, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1988 | Beechcraft 99A | Spokane, Washington, United States | Methow Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1985 | Beechcraft 99 | Auburn, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 8 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-11 | Hollandale, Mississippi, United States | Kenneth Greer | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 May 1987 | Schweizer G-164A | Dundee, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172I | Ellisville, Mississippi, United States | David L.cutchens | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Dec 1987 | Beechcraft 58 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | Baton Rouge Air Charter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1987 | Bell 222U | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | Memphis Medical Center | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1987 | Cessna 180 | Church Hill, Mississippi, United States | Guedon Louise E. | No injuries | - |