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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Conaer LA4200 · Swanton, VT · March 25, 1985

Date
March 25, 1985 · 12:00 local
Place
Swanton, VT
Airport
Franklin Co
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6024V
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85FA088
Reported as
Conaer LA4200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,078 total572 in this make and model4 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.

Aircraft nosed into ground on final approach in gusty wind conditions. Solid ice around elevator idle arm assembly.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO GROUND ON FINAL APPROACH IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. SOLID ICE AROUND ELEVATOR IDLE ARM ASSEMBLY.

NTSB investigation

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