- Date
- February 17, 1978
- Place
- Quakertown, PA · QUAKERTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N779QABeech D95A
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780217002599A
- Case key
- 143146
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0379 78/2/17 QUAKERTOWN,PA BEECH D95A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0940 N779QA PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 44, 13066 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUAKERTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION QUAKERTOWN,PA WHITE PLAINS,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 FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N779QA
- Reported as
- Beech D95A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Quakertown
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.