Beechcraft BE-99 N299GL
19 October 1991 · Allakaket, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 October 1991 at about 22:43 local time, a Beechcraft BE-99 registered N299GL was involved in an accident near Allakaket, Alaska, United States. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. 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 22:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Allakaket, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allakaket (AET)
- Coordinates
- 66.5704, -152.9495
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-99
- Registration
- N299GL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairbanks → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC92FA006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Probable cause
WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND MISJUDGED THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT ON THE RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN AND A SNOWBANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY BY 340 FEET. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE SNOW-COVERED TUNDRA, THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED FOR 1,000 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE WEATHER WAS PARTIAL OBSCURED WITH 5 MILES OF VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft BE-99 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1989 | Beechcraft BE-99 | Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1985 | Beechcraft BE-99 | Albany, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft BE-99 | Putnam, Connecticut, United States | Bar Harbor Airways, Inc. | 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 | - |
| 18 Aug 2004 | Beechcraft BE-99 | Neihart, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1991 | Piper PA-20 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Hickok, Bruce D. | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1991 | David K Maxwell MAX-1 | Sutton, Alaska, United States | Stanley R. Dapkus | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1991 | Cessna 172G | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Larry M. Driskill | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1991 | Champion 7EC | Eagle River, Alaska, United States | Robert C. Bischoff | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1991 | Cessna 206 | Homer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Piper PA-18-150 | Tatitlek, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |