- Date
- October 11, 1979
- Place
- Bethany, WV · BETHANY, WV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4989WRockwell 114
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791011041619A
- Case key
- 132764
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3704 79/10/11 BETHANY,WV ROCKWELL 114 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2049 N4989W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 26, 1465 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 33 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEELING OHIO CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SYRACUSE,NY PARKERSBURG,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 42 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 190 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- PLT RPRTD AIRFRAME ICE & LOSS OF AIRSPEED INDICATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4989W
- Reported as
- Rockwell 114
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wheeling Ohio Co
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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