N197WA1970 Beechcraft 99A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply6 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Ameriflight LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Dallas, TX
- Certificate issued
- Nov 21, 2024
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2031
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 15, 2003
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Beechcraft
- Model
- 99A
- Year
- 1970
- Serial number
- U-130
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 17
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A18421
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Pt6a Ser
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 750 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2024 – nowAmeriflight LLCDallas, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-17-02 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 65, 90, 99, 100, 200, 300, and 1900 Series Airplanes | Oct 4, 2004 | Airframe (99A)Certain serial numbers: 65-A90, B90, C90, C90A LJ-76; 65-A90, B90, C90, C90A LJ-114–LJ-1691; E90 LW-1–LW-347; F90 LA-2–LA-236; 99, 99A, A99A, B99, C99 U-1–U-239; 100, A100 B-1–B-94; … |
| 97-25-03 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 65, 90, 99, 100, 200, 300, 1900, and 2000 Series Airplanes | Jan 21, 1998 | Airframe (99A) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (6)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · switch · out of adjustMay 30, 2022
THE PILOT OBSERVED A GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED AFTER RETRACTION. HE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. HE RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT (BGR) AND EXECUTED A NORMAL LANDING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · downlock switch · intermittentAug 24, 2017
NO NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION WHEN EXTENDING LANDING GEAR. FOUND THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH INTERMITTENT
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · diode · burned outAug 1, 2017
PILOT REPORTED WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER DASH BY BRAKE HANDLE FOR 3 SECONDS JUST BEFORE SHUTDOWN. THE ISSUE WAS TROUBLESHOT TO FAILED DIODES IN THE VOLTMETER CIRCUIT. THE DIODES WERE REPLACED IAW THE WIRING DIAGRAM MANUAL, SEC 2. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE VOLTMETER WAS SATISFACTORY AFTER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Air conditioning and pressurization · heater · odorMar 15, 2016
DURING CLIMB OUT, NOTICE A SMELL IN THE CABIN. IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED ATC OF THE SITUATION IN CASE THE CONDITION DETERIORATED. THEY ASKED IF I WAS DECLARING AN EMER, RESPONDED NOT AT THIS TIME. REQUESTED TO REMAIN AT 5,000 FEET & SAME HEADING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SMELL. UTILIZE THE WORD…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · turbine wheel · failedJul 1, 2009
PILOT APPLIED TAKEOFF POWER FOR DEPARTURE. AT THE TIME BOTH ENGINES STABILIZED AT 1300 FT/LBS OF TORQUE THE PILOTED HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE RT ENGINE. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. PRELIMINARY MX EVALUATION REVEALED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Power plant · cowling · damagedSep 25, 2008
DEPARTED AND LEVELED OFF AT 9000 FT. DURING DECENT THROUGH 7800 FT THE PILOT NOTED A "LOADING NOISE" AND THE ACFT YAWED FROM THE ASSIGNED HEADING. THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A CONSTANT BUFFETING AND VIBRATION COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER 5-6 SECONDS THE VIBRATIONS CEASED BUT THE YAW…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026