- Date
- January 21, 1981
- Place
- Bluefield, WV · BLUEFIELD, WV
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N501GPCessna 500
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1981
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19810121000889A
- Case key
- 79603
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1017 81/1/21 BLUEFIELD,WV CESSNA 500 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0844 N501GP PX- 3 0 0 CORP/EXEC 46, 10463 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3642 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP AUGUSTA,GA FREDERICK,MD BLUEFIELD,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER - FOG AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 32 70 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- INADQT AFM EMPHASIS RE REQD LDG DIST UNDER WET,ICY RWY CONDS.BRAKING ACTION REPORTED POOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N501GP
- Reported as
- Cessna 500
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mercer County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.