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NYC80FNC12

1980-02-22 · MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
BEECH C50 · N4900B
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
D
Airport
MANCHESTER MUNI
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
040° / 3 kt
Temp
27° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000CH-338
Total time
4,850 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
8,067
Age
58

Investigator remarks

PLT UN TO SEE DRG NGT LNDG W ICE ON WINDSHIELD.

Cause factors

  • 64/C/27 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause
  • 64/C/79 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Cause
  • 82/L/F L
    WEATHER ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
  • 88/L/75 L
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS ICE-WINDSHIELD
  • 80/K/BD K
    AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES SNOW WINDROWS Joint factor

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

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 0833. Source file NTSB_1980_3_0833.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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