- Date
- February 26, 1979
- Place
- Manchester, IA · MANCHESTER, IA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6008JBeech C-23
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790226003729A
- Case key
- 137756
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0179 79/2/26 MANCHESTER,IA BEECH C-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 136 TIME - 1235 N6008J PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANCHESTER MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CEDAR RAPIDS,IA MANCHESTER,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- PLT MISTAKENED OPEN FLD FOR AIRPORT.STRUCK SNOWPILE WHILE MAKING LOW PASS TO CHECK FLD CONDITIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6008J
- Reported as
- Beech C-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Manchester Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
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