# NTSB IAD80FA021: Beech E55, N39PG, Amherstdale, WV, January 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1980
- Place: Amherstdale, WV · AMHERSTDALE, WV
- Location: 37.7826° N, 81.8271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amherstdale, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7826&lon=-81.8271&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0100  80/1/22    AMHERSTDALE,WV      BEECH E55           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 10900
        TIME - 0830                    N39PG               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMHERSTDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,WV               AMHERSTDALE,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           40                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CANCELLED IFR FLT PLAN BFR STARTING DESCENT TO DEST ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39PG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39PG-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N TE-892, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Registry model: [Beech E-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (registry code 1152732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Amherstdale

## 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 19800122001429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800122001429A), Jan 22, 1980: Beech 95B55, Amherstdale, WV, Destroyed. Struck knoll near end of runway on low pass. Tried to land VFR with 100 feet ceiling and visibility.

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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