- Date
- April 6, 1970
- Place
- Parkersburg, WV · PARKERSBURG, WV
- Injuries
- 16 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N254PNihon YS-11A
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131162
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0020 70/4/6 NR.PARKERSBURG,W VA NIHON YS-11A CR- 0 0 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1645 N254P PX- 0 0 12 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLESTON,W VA PARKERSBURG,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION LIGHTNING STRIKE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - LIGHTNING STRIKE WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 1800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) THUNDERSTORM, HAIL OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 32 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- BURNS ON RADOME.FWD GND PWR UNIT DOOR MISG.FIBERGLASS RUDDER CAP MISG.UPPER PART OF RUDDER DAMAGED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N254P
- Reported as
- Nihon YS-11A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage