Dubuque Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Monday, December 30, 1985 15:00 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 13 BECAUSE THE N-S RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH ICE. THE WIND WAS FROM 220 DEGREES AT 16, GUSTS TO 24 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE DURING THE LANDING AND DRIFTED LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SNOW ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CONTINUED OFF THE LEFT SIDE AND HIT A SNOWBANK. ACCORDING TO THE HANDBOOK FOR THE BEECH C23 THE DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT IS 17 KNOTS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/30/1985
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1500
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City DUBUQUE
Event State IOWA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 52001
Event Date Year 1985
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport DUBUQUE MUNICIPAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID DBQ
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 1076
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1500 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID DBQ
Elevation of weather observation facility 1076
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 12000
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) 11
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -1
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 220
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 16
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 24
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
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 4
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1917
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Dec 30 1985 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1515
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 29299
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N67248
NTSB Number MKC86LA040
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model C23
Aircraft Series Identifier C23
Aircraft Serial Number M-2392
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 Annual
Date of Last Inspection Sep 19 1985 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 897
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ELLIOTT FLYING SERVICE
Aircraft Owner Street Address DES MOINES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
Aircraft Owner City DES MOINES
Aircraft Owner State IA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 50321
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
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 MKE
Departure City MILWAUKEE
Departure State WI
Departure Country
Departure Time 1300
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
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 13
Runway Length 6498
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --