- Date
- January 31, 1978
- Place
- Morgantown, WV · MORGANTOWN, WV
- Injuries
- 16 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8558RBeech B99
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780131001699I
- Case key
- 142855
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0007 78/1/31 MORGANTOWN,WV BEECH B99 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0959 N8558R PX- 0 0 14 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 27, 6038 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 4145 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGANTOWN MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGANTOWN,WV CHARLESTON,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAXI: TO TAKEOFF GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8558R
- Reported as
- Beech B99
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Morgantown Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.