ATL85FA213
1985-07-16 · LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport SDF
Current FAA registration · N95WA
- Make / Model
- BEECH 99
- Year of manufacture
- 1968 · 17 years old at event
- Engine
- U/A CANADA PT6 SER 578HP (550 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 17 seats · 2 engines
- Last airworthiness date
- 19680510
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S AD3443
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
WHILE ENROUTE TO 8000 FT, BOTH ENG LOST ALL POWER. THE PLTS ATTEMPTED RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE A/P WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE MADE AN EMERG LDG ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. ALL LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. THERE WERE CONFLICTING FUEL QUANTITY INDICATIONS PRIOR TO T/O. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL FUEL QUANTITY PRIOR TO FLT. THE A/C HAD A HISTORY OF FUEL QUANTITY INDICATING PROBLEMS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1985_ATL85FA213.txt.
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