ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363862
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| Date: | Monday 6 April 1992 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft K35 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N441B |
| MSN: | D-5943 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3666 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valley City, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Lisbon, ND (ND34) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A RIDGE OF ICE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. THE 6-INCH OBSTACLE WAS OBSCURED BY WINDBLOWN GRASS AND INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE SOD RUNWAY. THE ICE WAS THE COMPACTED RESIDUE OF SNOW PLOWED FROM AN INTERSECTING PAVED RUNWAY WHICH WENT UNNOTICED UNTIL THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause: FAILURE BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL TO REMOVE THE SNOW RIDGE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA125
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 May 1994 | N441B | Private | 0 | Gustavus, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 06:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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