- Date
- January 31, 1985, 20:45 local (Feb 1, 1985, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Huntington, WV
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N95HABeech E18S
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850131002819A
- Case key
- 6738
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Analysis
3-4 Inch snow accumulation on acft prior to flt. Plt said he swept snow off except an area he could not reach. Heavy snowfall, wet snow reported as acft was prepared for departure, drg runup, taxi and takeoff. Plt advised by tower that visibility was 1/8 mile with fog and snow. Published tkof minimum for FAR 135 opn was 1/2 mile. After riking snowplow located 150 feet left of rwy. Acft continued over embankment and came to rest inverted. Ice and snow fnd on upper tail surface. Elevator trim indicated full nose dn. Aileron trim ind left bank. Witnesses said engs sounded normal, ldg lights on, 600 feet visibility from position of snowplow. Plt said 35 inches map when descending. Map increased with additional throttle. No engine roughness.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95HA
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-148
- Airframe hours
- 5,877
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Hogan Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1985 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- HTS · Huntington, WV
- Destination
- SDF · Louisville, KY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HTS · Tri State Airport, runway 12, 6,509 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,022 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 6,802 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 10° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 125 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HTS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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