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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 200BEECH · High Island, TX · March 23, 1983

Date
March 23, 1983 · 13:42 local
Place
High Island, TX
Airport
Brazoria Co
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N417EM
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA165
Reported as
Beech 200BEECH
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A42
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,505 total300 in this make and model137 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.

Encountered severe turbulence while penetrating a known line of cumulo nimbus cells. Aircrafts wings were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE PENETRATING A KNOWN LINE OF CUMULO NIMBUS CELLS. AIRCRAFTS WINGS WERE DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

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