- Date
- February 5, 1985, 06:53 local (11:53 UTC)
- Place
- Charlotte, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N28BADouglas DC-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850205002269A
- Case key
- 6595
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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.
Analysis
The plt attempted an insrument departure from Charlotte, NC, without deicing the acft which witnesses stated, had ice on the airframe. During climbout, the plt was not able to maintain elevator control so he returned to land at Charlotte. During the landing roll the acft traveled off the departure end of the rwy. The windshields were reported to have been covered with ice and visual lookout was difficult.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28BA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4583
- Airframe hours
- 23,158
- Engine
- P&W R1830-9005, 1,200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Bo-S-Aire Airlines, Inc., doing business as Bo - S Aire Airlines,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Bo-S-Aire Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- Charlotte, NC
- Destination
- Charleston, SC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CLT · Charlotte/Douglas, runway 18L, 7,845 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,700 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 50° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.