# NTSB DCA79AA008: Frakes M298, N29824, Clarksburg, WV, February 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1979
- Place: Clarksburg, WV · CLARKSBURG, WV
- Location: 39.2703° N, 80.3618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-80.3618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 8 serious, 15 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA79AA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79AA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FRAKES M298
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Benedum

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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