# Accident 20000814036829A: Rkwell NA26580, Ironwood, MI, August 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2000, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ironwood, MI
- Airport: Gogebic County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4493° N, 90.1492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4493&lon=-90.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85DW-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International NA-265-80 (registry code 7630108, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-na-265-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF700 series (registry code 30010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL NA26580
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00MA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00MA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000814036829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AFTER REPORTING OUT OF FL290 FOR FL330 WHILE DIVERTING FOR THUNDERSTORMS, THE CREW REPORTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE AND DUAL ENGINE FLAME OUT. CREW REQUESTED VECTORS FOR IRONWOOD, MICHIGAN (IWD). AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES APPROX. 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF IRONWOOD AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00MA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00MA256), Aug 14, 2000: North American NA-265-80 (N85DW), Ironwood, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight decision, the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather, the pilot's failure to turn on the continuous ignition in turbulence, and the pilot's failure to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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