- Date
- March 23, 1979
- Place
- Cedar Rapids, IA · CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N201GWBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790323040329A
- Case key
- 137085
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1081 79/3/23 CEDAR RAPIDS,IA BEECH E18S CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2053 N201GW PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 37, 7257 TOTAL HOURS, 170 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR RAPIDS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CEDAR RAPIDS,IA SPRINGFIELD,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 34 330 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 22 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 2IN SLUSH & SNOW ON RWY.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .035%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N201GW
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cedar Rapids Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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