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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Salem, WV · August 24, 1985

Date
August 24, 1985 · 14:00 local
Place
Salem, WV
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6975R
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA258
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
141 total25 in this make and model10 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.

On landing due to weather,struck power lines. Trying to avoid a car. Then fell to the highway and hit a guardrail.

As the FAA filed it

ON LANDING DUE TO WEATHER,STRUCK POWER LINES. TRYING TO AVOID A CAR. THEN FELL TO THE HIGHWAY AND HIT A GUARDRAIL.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N6975R · 1

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