# NTSB NYC79FNA13: Cessna 500, N186MW, Boston, MA, February 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1979
- Place: Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0162   79/2/7    BOSTON,MA           CESSNA 500          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2136                    N186MW              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      49, 7780 TOTAL HOURS, 742
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MA                   DETROIT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          BLOWING SNOW                                             LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           19                                                      350
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           11                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT ENCOUNTERED BLOWING SNOW ON TAKE-OFF. HIT TAXIWAY SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N186MW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 500
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan Intl

## 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 19790207002519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790207002519A), Feb 7, 1979: Cessna 500CESSNA, Boston, MA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost sight of runway on takeoff roll due to blowing snow. Struck a taxiway sign.

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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