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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B19 · George West, TX · January 19, 1980

Date
January 19, 1980 · 20:20 local
Place
George West, TX
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N18956
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DRG21
Reported as
Beech B19
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
540 total16 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Flew into area of ground fog on a dark night. Landed on a road. Lost directional. Struck a fence.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO AREA OF GROUND FOG ON A DARK NIGHT. LANDED ON A ROAD. LOST DIRECTIONAL. STRUCK A FENCE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N18956 · 2

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