- Date
- December 26, 1978
- Place
- La Porte, IN · LA PORTE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9807ZBeech C45H
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781226040029A
- Case key
- 139195
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3599 78/12/26 LA PORTE,IN BEECH C45H CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N9807Z PX- 0 0 1 TEST AGE 31, 6190 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 815 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA PORTE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOLLAND,MI LA PORTE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 23 280 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9807Z
- Reported as
- Beech C45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Porte Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
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