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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A2324 · Eureka, UT · February 6, 1985

Date
February 6, 1985 · 12:10 local
Place
Eureka, UT
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5781V
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85FA074
Reported as
Beech A2324
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
790 total790 in this make and model21 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.

Combination of overcast sky, haze and snow on the ground obscured the mountain. Flew into the side of a mountain.

As the FAA filed it

COMBINATION OF OVERCAST SKY, HAZE AND SNOW ON THE GROUND OBSCURED THE MOUNTAIN. FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN.

NTSB investigation

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