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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340CESSNA · Bloomington, IL · February 5, 1980

Date
February 5, 1980 · 19:00 local
Place
Bloomington, IL
Airport
Bloomington
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N340FS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80DEV15
Reported as
Cessna 340CESSNA
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,674 total294 in this make and model166 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.

Descended to landing in known severe icing. Heavy windshield and airframe icing occurred. Dropped out on level off

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED TO LANDING IN KNOWN SEVERE ICING. HEAVY WINDSHIELD AND AIRFRAME ICING OCCURRED. DROPPED OUT ON LEVEL OFF

NTSB investigation

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