Beech 1900C incident near Spokane, Washington, June 4, 1984
On June 4, 1984 at about 5:48 pm local time, a Beech 1900C, registered N123CZ, suffered minor damage in an incident near Spokane, Washington (Spokane Int'L airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 4, 1984 · about 5:48 pm local time
- Place
- Spokane, Washington · Spokane Int'L
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech 1900C · all 1900Cs on the register
- Registration
- N123CZ · registry record · serial UB-10
- 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
DURING CLIMBOUT FROM RWY 21, AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 500 FT, SMOKE, FIRE & SPARKS ERUPTED FROM THE LOWER & UPPER FORWARD CORNERS OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL ON THE F/O SIDEWALL. THE CAPT TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT & LANDED THE ACFT ON RWY 03. INVESTIGATION REVEALED SEVERAL AREAS OF POTENTIAL CHAFING OR SHORTING ON THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE PANEL.
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, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 15,000 hours in all; 150 in this make and model; 14,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 76 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme
- Maximum gross weight: 16,600 lb
- Seats: 21
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6-65 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: GEG Spokane CA at 5:40 pm
- Destination: PDX Portland OR
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 3, 9,000 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 900 ft; scat
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:45 pm from GEG
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number SEA84IA125.