19841017057549A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech QU-22A · Fancy Gap, VA · October 17, 1984

Date: October 17, 1984 · 18:00 local
Place: Fancy Gap, VA
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N83475
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL85FA011
Reported as: Beech QU22A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N83475Registration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Beech QU-22AS/N CED-4 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech QU-22A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low ceiling and visibility, hit trees, ground. 800 pounds of marijuana on aircraft. Registered to fictitious name.

As the FAA filed it

LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY, HIT TREES, GROUND. 800 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA ON AIRCRAFT. REGISTERED TO FICTITIOUS NAME.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL85FA011Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportFancy Gap, VAAt about the 2,800 ft level the acft flew into the mountainous terrain which was obscured by clouds. Witnesses observed 2 previous attempts to fly over the rising terrain under the cloud layer. Departure and dest arpt, plt identity, and acft owner are all…Oct 17, 1984 · Destroyed