# NTSB NYC80FA034: Beech 95-C55, N466AS, Hartford, CT, April 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1980
- Place: Hartford, CT · HARTFORD, CT
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0813  80/4/10    HARTFORD,CT         BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2126                    N466AS              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            29, 5300 TOTAL HOURS, 200
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTFORD-BRAINARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MA                   HARTFORD,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      190
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- DESCENDED BLO MDA DRG VOR APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N466AS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N466AS-1980-12-31), registration cancelled 1980-12-31, S/N TE-408, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard

## 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 19800410008799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800410008799A), Apr 10, 1980: Beech 95C55, Hartford, CT, Substantial damage. Struck trees near end of runway on VOR approach. Made missed approach. Landed at alternate field safely.

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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