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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech E18S · Cedar Rapids, IA · March 23, 1979

Date
March 23, 1979 · 20:53 local
Place
Cedar Rapids, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GWS
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N201GW
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79FA026
Reported as
Beech E18S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,257 total170 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lifted off slush covered runway at minimum speed. Drifted left of runway. Hit radio tower. Alcohol also involved.

As the FAA filed it

LIFTED OFF SLUSH COVERED RUNWAY AT MINIMUM SPEED. DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY. HIT RADIO TOWER. ALCOHOL ALSO INVOLVED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.