# NTSB IAD78FA033: Beech B99A, N1924T, Clarksburg, WV, January 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1978
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 12 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0050  78/1/17    CLARKSBURG,WV       BEECH B99A          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1606                    N1924T              PX-  0  0 11  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      26, 4850 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        3400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENEDUM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKSBURG,WV               PITTSBURGH,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- CO-PILOT STATED ACFT ENTERED NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1924T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1924T), registered now, S/N U-115, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99A
- Registry model: [Beech 99A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99a) (registry code 1154003) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Benedum

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780117001699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780117001699A), Jan 17, 1978: Beech B99, Clarksburg, WV, Substantial damage. Co-pilot stated acft entered near white-out condition.

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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