- Date
- January 23, 1982, 23:41 local (Jan 24, 1982, 04:41 UTC)
- Place
- London, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6940QBeech A23A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820123003099A
- Case key
- 71469
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot received two weather briefings for a flight from columbus to springfield, Ohio. VFR flight was not recommended. The pilot took off after the tower closed at 2300 EST. At about 2341 a witness near the crash site heard the loud sound of an aircraft engine, but did not hear the crash. He reported that the visibility was limited by blowing snow in strong winds. The wreckage was found on 1/28/82 about 1/2 mile from the home of the witness. Examination of the wreckage revealed it had crashed in a steep dive.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6940Q
- Reported as
- Beech A23A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M1087
- Airframe hours
- 2,183
- Engine
- Continental IO-345-A, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Air Club, Inc
- Registered owner
- Air Club, Inc
- Departed
- SGH · Columbus, OH
- Destination
- OSU · Springfield, OH
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 75 total · 75 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 260° at 32 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH, 25 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.