Beech BE-99 incident near Putnam, Connecticut, February 6, 1985
On February 6, 1985 at about 2:50 pm local time, a Beech BE-99, registered N200TC, suffered minor damage in an incident near Putnam, Connecticut. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 4 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
- February 6, 1985 · about 2:50 pm local time
- Place
- Putnam, Connecticut
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-99
- Registration
- N200TC · registry record · serial V-7
- 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
PLT STATED THAT DURING TKF THE ACFT STARTED TO YAW & ROLL IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH WAKE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER. HE APPLIED FULL OPPOSITE RUDDER & AILERON. NORMAL DIRECTIONAL WAS REGAINED BETWEEN 50-75 FT ABOVE THE GND. THE ACFT WAS LEVELED FOR CRUISE AT 5000 FT. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE PLT NOTICED A SLIGHT BINDING OF THE RUDDERS. HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. AN INSTRUMENT APCH & LNDG FOLLOWED. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE RUDDER WELD ASSEMBLY. THE BELLCRANK FITTING & WELD ASSEMBLY ARE FASTENED TOGETHER BY 10 RIVETS & A BOLT & NUT. THE RIVETS WERE SHEARED. THE BOLT & NUT WAS FASTENED, HOWEVER, THE BOLT HOLE WAS ELONGATED TO A LENGTH OF APPROX 30 DEGREES AROUND THE CIRCUMFRENCE OF THE BELLCRANK FITTING.
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 time: 7,002 hours in all; 1,432 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 23,181 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme; 63 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 10,900 lb
- Seats: 15
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6A-20 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Bar Harbor Airways, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: BDL at 2:30 pm
- Destination: BOS Boston MA
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 020° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,600 ft; clear
- Temperature: 21°F (-6°C), dew point 14°F (-10°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:55 pm from BDL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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