# NTSB CHI79DER02: Beechcraft B58, N4101S, Amery, WI, January 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1979
- Place: Amery, WI · AMERY, WI
- Location: 45.3046° N, 92.3634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amery, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3046&lon=-92.3634&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DER02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DER02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0128  79/1/16    AMERY,WI            BEECHCRAFT B58      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 580
        TIME - 1720                    N4101S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMERY AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANOKA,WI                    AMERY,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           7                                                       140
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           11                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4101S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B58
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Amery Airport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790116000929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790116000929A), Jan 16, 1979: Beech 58, Amery, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot thought snow had been plowed off runway - it had not. Aircraft slid into snowbank.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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