37.1184° N, 84.0779° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of London, KY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 24, 1980 · 10:13 local
Place
London, KY
Airport
Corbin
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8940U
Reported as
Beech 35BEECH
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
295 total0 in this make and model0 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.
Pilot lost control of aircraft after taking off IFR. Control regained by owner in right seat.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKING OFF IFR. CONTROL REGAINED BY OWNER IN RIGHT SEAT.