19850131002819A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech E18S · Huntington, WV · January 31, 1985

Date
January 31, 1985 · 20:45 local
Place
Huntington, WV
Airport
Tri State - Walker-Long Field
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HOAA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N95HA
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA086
Reported as
Beech E18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,022 total3,000 in this make and model33 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.

Wing struck snowplow on ramp at end of runway after liftoff. Aircraft would not climb due to snow on airframe.

As the FAA filed it

WING STRUCK SNOWPLOW ON RAMP AT END OF RUNWAY AFTER LIFTOFF. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB DUE TO SNOW ON AIRFRAME.

NTSB investigation

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