- Date
- October 31, 1979
- Place
- Thief Riv Fls, MN · THIEF RIV FLS, MN
- Injuries
- 21 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4822CConvair 580
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132876
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0018 79/10/31 THIEF RIV FLS,MN CONVAIR 580 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2150 N4822C PX- 0 0 18 41, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 3228 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - THIEF RIV FLS REG OPERATOR - REPUBLIC AIRLINES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MINNEAPOLIS,MN THIEF RIV FLS,MN BRAINERD,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND BLOWING SNOW RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 32 340 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4822C
- Reported as
- Convair 580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Thief Riv Fls Reg
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