- Date
- March 4, 1982, 05:45 local (10:45 UTC)
- Place
- Elyria, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9530QSmith Aerostar 600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820304014119A
- Case key
- 70590
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff on an icy runway, the pilot lost directional control after rolling a few hundred feet. He reported that the plane was sliding left and was below VMC, so he retarded the throttles. The plane struck a snowbank beside the runway and was substantially damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9530Q
- Reported as
- Smith Aerostar 600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 60 0359 128
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-GIB5, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Air Continental Inc.
- Registered owner
- Air Continental Inc.
- Departed
- 22G · Elyria, OH
- Destination
- Prytow, OH
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 22G · Lorain County, runway 5, 5,000 × 100 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,750 total · 305 in this make and model · 2,580 as pilot in command · 158 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLE, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.