- Date
- August 22, 1983, 22:00 local (Aug 23, 1983, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marion, NC
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5ERCessna 414A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830822045389A
- Case key
- 5944
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Analysis
During the takeoff run, at 85 KTS, the acft hit a bump & the plt stated his forward vision was obstructed by water on the windshield. He instinctively pulled back on the controls & become airborne. He lost sight of the right side set of rwy lights & was reportedly flying 'blind.' The acft drifted left into trees & came to rest in shallow water in a backwater area 150 ft north of the departure end of rwy 10. Many of the rwy lights were either not operating or were obstructed. No lights in the last 1000 ft of the rwy were both operating & unobstructed. The noaa arpt/facility director contains a remark for the arpt 'runway subject to flooding after very heavy rains.' This remark does not appearin the jeppesen 'airport directory' that the plt was using. After the accident the plt stated he walked through the eastern end of the rwy & found himself 'up to his ankles' in about 3 inches of water.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5ER
- Reported as
- Cessna 414A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 414A0037
- Airframe hours
- 1,582
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520NB, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Country Club Homes, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 22, 1983 · 97 hours before
- Departed
- 9A9
- Destination
- RDU · Raleigh, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 9A9 · Shiflet Field, runway 10, 3,340 × 180 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16,372 total · 1,571 in this make and model · 15,982 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 360° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.