- Date
- January 30, 1985, 23:30 local (Jan 31, 1985, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Edgewood, KY
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious; on the ground: 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3669BBeech B-50
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850130003529A
- Case key
- 6594
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Analysis
During a VFR flt from london, KY, to detroit, MI, the acft crashed into a single family home while attempting a landing at cvg arpt. The plt reported a right eng pwr loss, from suspected impact ice. The alternate air source did not change the acft performance, and the plt reported loosing alt. Radar contact was then lost. Post accident inspectiondisclosed no mechanical failure/malfunction. The flt was operating in marginal VFR wx with ice formation reported. The acft was not equipped to fly into icing conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3669B
- Reported as
- Beech B-50
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CH-62
- Airframe hours
- 5,415
- Engine
- Lycoming GO-480-62D6, 275 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bruce A. Mattson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 24, 1984
- Departed
- London, KY
- Destination
- Detroit, MI
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
- Airport
- CNG · Greater Cincinnati
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 400 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 110° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CVG, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.