- Date
- November 27, 1977
- Place
- Ft Wayne, IN · FT WAYNE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1388GCessna 340A
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771127037079A
- Case key
- 144515
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3462 77/11/27 FT WAYNE,IN CESSNA 340A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3166 TIME - 1920 N1388G PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLE VERONE,PA FT WAYNE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS SNOW, DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 30 210 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 7 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- ICE PRESENT ON LEADING EDGES OF WINGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1388G
- Reported as
- Cessna 340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Baer Field
FAA reports on this event · 1
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