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IAD78FA033

1978-01-17 · CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N1924T

Make / Model
BEECH 99A
Year of manufacture
1969 · 9 years old at event
Engine
U/A CANADA PT6 SER 578HP (550 hp)
Seats / Engines
17 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19690610
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1728F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
BEECH B99A · N1924T
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
C0
Operator type
E
Airport
BENEDUM
Kind of flying
CI

Weather at impact

Sky
OBSCURATION

Aircraft history

Serial number
00000000U115
Total time
14,171 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
DA (DA)
Total hours
4,850
Age
26

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

ITION.

Investigator remarks

CO-PILOT STATED ACFT ENTERED NEAR WHITE-OUT COND

Cause factors

  • 64/C/79 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Cause
  • 64/B/22 B
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
  • 80/C/BB C
    AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY Cause
  • 80/B/BE B
    AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 0050. Source file NTSB_1978_3_0050.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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