# Accident 19800106001099A: Beech 76, South Bend, IN, January 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1980, 18:06 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michigan Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7033° N, 86.8212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Michigan City Municipal Airport (MGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7033&lon=-86.8212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23842 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 846 total, 4 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FET06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800106001099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OPERATED VFR INTO KNOWN ICING. WINDSHIELD ICED OVER. MADE HARD LANDING AT DESTINATION. NO DEICE EQUIPMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI80FET06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET06), Jan 6, 1980: Beech 76 (N23842), South Bend, IN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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