Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301
Saturday, August 24, 1985 14:00 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT RAN INTO LESS THAN VFR WEATHER AND TURNED AROUND AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN AIRPORT. HE BECAME BOXED IN BY WEATHER ALL AROUND AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE HIGHWAY. HE DID NOT MAKE A PSS OVER HIS INTENDED LANDING AREA. WHEN HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL, A CAR PULLED OUT OF A SIDE ROAD AHEAD OF HIM. HE PULLED UP AND HIT SOME POWER TRANSMISSION LINES WITH THE RIGHT WING. HE CRASH LANDED ON THE ROAD AND SLID INTO THE GUARD RAIL. THE ARCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/24/1985
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1400
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City CLARKSBURG
Event State WEST VIRGINIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 26301
Event Date Year 1985
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1205
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1350 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 90
Weather Observation Facility ID CKB
Elevation of weather observation facility 1205
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 8
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 3000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 2
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 21
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Light
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2493
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Aug 24 1985 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1550
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 30192
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6975R
NTSB Number ATL85LA258
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model C23
Aircraft Series Identifier C23
Aircraft Serial Number M-1586
Certified Max Gross Weight 2450
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Jul 5 1985 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 60
Airframe Hours 3581
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name C.M. COLLINS
Aircraft Owner Street Address 18294 HARRISBURG-WESTVILLE RD.
Aircraft Owner City BELOIT
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 44609
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code 4G7
Departure City FAIRMONT
Departure State WV
Departure Country
Departure Time 1245
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code 3G6
Destination City CANTON
Destination State OH
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --