19800215002849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340A · Princeton, NJ · February 15, 1980

Date
February 15, 1980 · 18:55 local
Place
Princeton, NJ
Airport
Princeton
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6303X
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80DHA05
Reported as
Cessna 340A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,084 total105 in this make and model251 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.

Ice on airframe and windshield. Landed hard without flare. Bent both wing spars. Blew main tires.

As the FAA filed it

ICE ON AIRFRAME AND WINDSHIELD. LANDED HARD WITHOUT FLARE. BENT BOTH WING SPARS. BLEW MAIN TIRES.

NTSB investigation

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