- Date
- January 9, 1977
- Place
- Delaware Twp, IN · DELAWARE TWP, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6098EBeech K35
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770109041549A
- Case key
- 156874
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4238 77/1/9 DELAWARE TWP,IN BEECH K35 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 810 TIME - 1517 N6098E PX- 1 2 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 308 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLITAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GREENWOOD,SC DELAWARE TWP,IN CHARLOTTE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS BLOWING SNOW BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- NOT DEICER EQUIPPED.OVERSHOT CIRCLING APCH,EST PATTERN ALT 200FT AGL.APRX 48LBS OVR MAX GWT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6098E
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Metropolitan
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.