# NTSB CHI80FET06: Beech 76, N23842, South Bend, IN, January 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1980
- Place: South Bend, IN · SOUTH BEND, IN
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FET06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0491   80/1/6    SOUTH BEND,IN       BEECH 76            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1806                    N23842              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 847 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHIANA REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  SOUTH BEND,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     FREEZING RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      32
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N23842 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Michiana Regional

## 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 19800106001099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800106001099A), Jan 6, 1980: Beech 76, South Bend, IN, Substantial damage. Operated VFR into known icing. Windshield iced over. Made hard landing at destination. No deice equipment.

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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