- Date
- February 25, 1980
- Place
- Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N406EXCessna 404
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800225004039A
- Case key
- 131982
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0806 80/2/25 LEXINGTON,KY CESSNA 404 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 6868 TIME - 2245 N406EX PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 334 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE GRASS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP COLUMBUS,OH SMYRNA,TN LEXINGTON,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND BLOWING SNOW LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 310 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- WND GUSTING 30KTS,CROSSWIND OCCASIONALLY ABV ACFT LIMIT.PATCHY SNOW ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N406EX
- Reported as
- Cessna 404
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blue Grass
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.