# NTSB MKC80DCJ07: Beech 200, N349D, Hastings, NE, February 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1980
- Place: Hastings, NE · HASTINGS, NE
- Location: 40.5963° N, 98.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hastings, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5963&lon=-98.3903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1256  80/2/14    HASTINGS,NE         BEECH 200           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1920                    N349D               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 58, 15453 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            158 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HASTINGS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   HASTINGS,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          FREEZING RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           19                                                       30
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N349D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hastings Muni

## 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 19800214002649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800214002649A), Feb 14, 1980: Beech 200BEECH, Hastings, NE, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled on level off due to ice on aircraft. Hit runway hard. Wrinkled airframe.

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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