Beech C-99 accident near San Francisco, California, January 20, 1983
On January 20, 1983 at about 3:50 am local time, a Beech C-99, registered N64002, suffered minor damage in an accident near San Francisco, California. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 10 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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
- January 20, 1983 · about 3:50 am local time
- Place
- San Francisco, California · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 10 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech C-99 · all C-99s on the register
- Registration
- N64002 · no longer on the register · serial U-198
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT PROPELLER STRUCK A STATION AGENT WHO WAS ASSISTING IN THE PARKING OF THE ACFT. AFTER SIGNALING THE ACFT TO STOPTHE AGENT PLACED HER LIGHTED WANES ON THE RAMP AND MOVED TOWARD THE STATIONARY ACFT TO GET THE WHEEL CHOCKS. AS SHE APPROACHED THE CHOCKS SHE WALKED INTO THE ROTATING PROPELLER OF THE LEFT ENGINE. SHE HAD 12 YEARS OF RAMP EXPERIENCE ANDHAD MET ALL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING RAMP SAFETY PROCEDURES.
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
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,598 hours in all; 738 in this make and model; 193 in the last 90 days; 2,150 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 542 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, January 6, 1983; 83 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 10,400 lb
- Seats: 17
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6-36A (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Wings West Airlines, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: SBP San Luis Obispo CA at 1:45 am
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 280° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 48°F (9°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:53 am from SFO
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 8 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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