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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Belle Plaines, IA · September 22, 1988

Date
September 22, 1988 · 18:08 local
Place
Belle Plaines, IA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6022C
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC88FA176
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A2G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
223 total150 in this make and model

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.

VFR pilot proceeded into area of thunderstorm,low ceiling and heavy rain. Lost control. Ignored ATC weather warning

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT PROCEEDED INTO AREA OF THUNDERSTORM,LOW CEILING AND HEAVY RAIN. LOST CONTROL. IGNORED ATC WEATHER WARNING

NTSB investigation

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