- Date
- January 29, 1979
- Place
- Fort Wayne, IN · FORT WAYNE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8916ABeech 35B
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790129001879A
- Case key
- 137814
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0156 79/1/29 FORT WAYNE,IN BEECH 35B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 67, 2795 TIME - 1937 N8916A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1072 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,DC FT. WAYNE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8916A
- Reported as
- Beech 35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Baer Field
FAA reports on this event · 1
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