ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380321
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Date: | Friday 23 December 1983 |
Time: | 23:35 LT |
Type: | Cessna R182 |
Owner/operator: | Arrowhead Airways, Inc. |
Registration: | N736NJ |
MSN: | R18200746 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Total airframe hrs: | 830 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-J3CSD |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Pennington Gap, VA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Louisville, KY (KSDF) |
Destination airport: | Hickory, NC (KHKY) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:ENROUTE AT 7,000 FT MSL THE ACFT STARTED PICKING UP HEAVY ICE. THE PLT MAKE A 180 DEG TURN & DESCENDED TO 6,000 FT. HE WAS ABLE TO SEE THE GROUND THROUGH BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS. UPON SIGHTING LEE COUNTY ARPT THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE PLT THE ACFT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP FLYING BY THIS TIME & HE HAD NO FORWARD VISIBILITY DUE TO ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE ACFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED & WENT OFF THE RWY COMING TO REST INVERTED. THEREWAS ABOUT 1 INCH OF ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD, WINGS, FIN & DORSAL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL84LA074 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL84LA074
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Revision history:
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