# NTSB IAD78IA009: Nord 262A, N29811, Clarksburg, WV, November 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 21 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78IA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0032   78/11/7   CLARKSBURG,WV       NORD 262A           CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1020                    N29811              PX-  0  0 18  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      32, 13000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENEDUM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,DC               CLARKSBURG,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES
        REMARKS- LOSS OF ALL FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS IN WEATHER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N29811 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NORD 262A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- 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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