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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech N35 · Cape Giradeau, MO · February 19, 1980

Date
February 19, 1980 · 20:03 local
Place
Cape Giradeau, MO
Airport
Cape Giradeau
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9482Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80FCA08
Reported as
Beech N35
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,410 total764 in this make and model72 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.

Struck ground on night ILS approach three miles short of runway. Misread altimeter. Dark night, low clouds and fog.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK GROUND ON NIGHT ILS APPROACH THREE MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY. MISREAD ALTIMETER. DARK NIGHT, LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.

NTSB investigation

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