# Accident 19800222003759A: Beech B50, Manchester, NH, February 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1980, 18:47 local time
- Place: Manchester, NH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9956° N, 71.4548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9956&lon=-71.4548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4900B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4900B-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-50 (registry code 1152510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B50
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,067 total, 2,122 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800222003759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED IN FREEZING DRIZZLE. LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE DUE TO ICE ON WINDSHIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80FNC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC12), Feb 22, 1980: Beech C50 (N4900B), Manchester, NH, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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