- Date
- February 12, 1979
- Place
- Clarksburg, WV · CLARKSBURG, WV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 8 serious, 15 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N29824Frakes M298
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79959
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0011 79/2/12 CLARKSBURG,WV FRAKES M298 CR- 1 1 1 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1300 N29824 PX- 1 7 14 30, 4029 TOTAL HOURS, 529 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BENEDUM OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLARKSBURG,WV WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS NONE CALM TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- SNOW ON WING & EMPENNAGE SURFACES.CRASHED INVERTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29824
- Reported as
- Frakes M298
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Benedum