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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A35 · Creston, IA · February 14, 1980

Date
February 14, 1980 · 16:55 local
Place
Creston, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BMAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N71RT
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80FA022
Reported as
Beech A35
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,472 total525 in this make and model126 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.

Stalled circling to land in freezing rain. Impacted ground in level attitude. Airplane covered with 3/4 inches ice.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED CIRCLING TO LAND IN FREEZING RAIN. IMPACTED GROUND IN LEVEL ATTITUDE. AIRPLANE COVERED WITH 3/4 INCHES ICE.

NTSB investigation

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