Beech BE-99C accident near Laramie, Wyoming, May 16, 1986
On May 16, 1986 at about 4:42 pm local time, a Beech BE-99C, registered N6728J, was substantially damaged in an accident near Laramie, Wyoming (General Brees Field Arpt). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 9 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 16, 1986 · about 4:42 pm local time
- Place
- Laramie, Wyoming · General Brees Field Arpt · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 9 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-99C
- Registration
- N6728J · no longer on the register · serial U-217
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THIS PART 135 IFR FLT WAS INBOUND FOR LANDING AT LARAMIE, WYOMING. DURING THE EN ROUTE AND APPROACH FOR LDG PORTIONS OF THE FLT THE ACFT PICKED UP A MODERATE TO HEAVY LOAD OF ICE. DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE ACFT STALLED, HIT THE RWY, BOUNCED, VEERED OFF THE RWY, AND STRUCK A VASI LIGHTING SYSTEM. THE LEFT LDG GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,530 hours in all; 1,809 in this make and model; 284 in the last 90 days; 1,350 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,008 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, May 10, 1986; 41 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 10,294 lb
- Seats: 16
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6A-36 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Centennial Airlines, INC
The flight
- Departed from: DEN Denver CO at 4:17 pm
- Destination: LAR Laramie WY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 30, 6,300 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 34°F (1°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:50 pm from LAR, 75 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 7 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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