Beech 99 accident near Oneonta, New York, February 11, 1987
On February 11, 1987 at about 8:00 pm local time, a Beech 99, registered N699CA, was substantially damaged in an accident near Oneonta, New York (Oneonta Municipal airport). 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 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
- February 11, 1987 · about 8:00 pm local time
- Place
- Oneonta, New York · Oneonta Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 9 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 99 · all 99s on the register
- Registration
- N699CA · registry record · serial U114
- 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
THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL ITS ARRIVAL AT ONEONTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 10 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 24IN ONE FOOT OF SNOW. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOW BANK, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR.
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; instrument: airplane; instrument: helicopter; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 4,335 hours in all; 1,700 in this make and model; 2,540 as pilot in command; 770 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 35,195 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, February 10, 1987; 3 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 10,900 lb
- Seats: 17
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6A-27 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Catskill Airways,Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: LGA Flushing NY at 7:18 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 24, 3,400 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:15 pm from N66, 1 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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