NTSB ATL85LA080 — 1985-01-18 · BEAVER, West Virginia, United States

Current FAA registration · N69938

Make / Model: CESSNA 310Q
Year of manufacture: 1974 · 11 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19740306
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A94F07

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N69938 Cessna 310Q None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK DURING LANDING GROUND RUN ON AN ICY RWY. PLTS VISION OBSTRUCTED BY ICE ON WINDSHIELD.ICING WAS ENCOUNTERED ABOUT 10 MINS PRIOR TO LANDING. SIGMET AND PLT REPORTS INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF ICING. THE PLT HAD FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN. THE FLT HAD DEPARTED BECKLEY FOR TRI-CITY ARPT ABOUT 1030 ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ATL85LA080.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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