- Date
- March 3, 1971
- Place
- Oneonta, NY · ONEONTA, NY
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7725RBeech D55
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161358
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4235 71/3/3 ONEONTA,NY BEECH D55 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1555 N7725R PX- 0 0 4 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 39, 3714 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ONEONTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ONEONTA,NY NEW YORK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND BLOWING SNOW TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 50 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR REMARKS- 1 INCH SNOW ON RWY. PLT STATED VIS SUDDENLY RESTRICTED BY BLOWING SNOW. VEERED L INTO SNOW BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7725R
- Reported as
- Beech D55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oneonta
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