19791223042719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech B95A · Rock Springs, WY · December 23, 1979

Date
December 23, 1979 · 18:45 local
Place
Rock Springs, WY
Airport
Sweetwater Co
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6DM
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FTC03
Reported as
Beech B95A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
236 total48 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Partial power loss on both engines on takeoff. Ice fog over runway. Tried to return. Possible air inlet icing.

As the FAA filed it

PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON BOTH ENGINES ON TAKEOFF. ICE FOG OVER RUNWAY. TRIED TO RETURN. POSSIBLE AIR INLET ICING.

NTSB investigation

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