- Date
- February 21, 1979
- Place
- Plain City, OH · PLAIN CITY, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9231Beech TC-45J
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790221005829A
- Case key
- 137460
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0516 79/2/21 PLAIN CITY,OH BEECH TC-45J CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0728 N9231 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 38, 9752 TOTAL HOURS, 96 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTON,OH WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 150 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- IMC ENCOUNTERED.GENERATORS FOUND IN OFF POSITION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9231
- Reported as
- Beech TC-45J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N9231 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL88FA007Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMemphis, TNAfter t/o PIC was told by twr that tail stand, used to prevent acft from tipping on tail when loaded, was still attached to acft. PIC req teardrop turn back to departure rwy. Approach controller stated he saw mode c indication of 700'. A/p elev. Is 332'. Acft…NTSB NYC80FA054Accident · No injuriesClosedRochester, NYNTSB CHI74FEC05Accident · No injuriesClosedDetroit, MI