Type of Event | Accident |
Event Date | 1/8/2001 |
Event Day of the Week | Monday |
Time of Event | 700 |
Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
Event City | Bluefield |
Event State | WEST VIRGINIA |
Event Country | -- |
Zipcode of the event site | 24701 |
Event Date Year | 2001 |
Event Date Month | 1 |
MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
Event Location Latitude | 371702N |
Event Location Longitude | 0811222W |
Event Location Airport | Mercer County |
Event Location Nearest Airport ID | BLF |
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
Degrees magnetic from airport | 150 |
Airport Elevation | 2857 |
Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
Time of the weather observation | 652 Eastern Standard Time |
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 160 |
Weather Observation Facility ID | BLF |
Elevation of weather observation facility | 2857 |
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 1 |
Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
Lighting Conditions | Day |
Lowest Ceiling Height | 400 |
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
Visibility (Statute Miles) | 1 |
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -1 |
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -1 |
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 290 |
Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
Wind Speed (knots) | 4 |
Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.76 |
Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
Intensity of Precipitation | Light |
METAR weather report | -- |
Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
Injury Total Minor | -- |
Injury Total None | -- |
Injury Total Serious | -- |
Injury Total All | 1 |
Investigating Agency | NTSB |
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 10409 |
NTSB Notification Source | FAA Eastern Region Comm Center |
NTSB Notification Date | Jan 8 2001 12:00AM |
NTSB Notification Time | 800 |
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
Date of most recent change to record | Aug 13 2001 9:42AM |
User who most recently changed record | MONR |
Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
FAA District Office | Charleston |
Aircraft Involved |
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Aircraft #1 |
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Aircraft Registration Number | N123RA |
NTSB Number | NYC01FA064 |
Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
Damage | Destroyed |
Aircraft Fire | Ground |
Aircraft Explosion | Unknown Origin |
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna |
Aircraft Model | 310R |
Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
Aircraft Serial Number | 310R0221 |
Certified Max Gross Weight | 5500 |
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 | 6 |
Number of Engines | 2 |
Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
Date of Last Inspection | Oct 26 2000 12:00AM |
Airframe hours since last inspection | 51 |
Airframe Hours | 10697 |
ELT Installed | Yes |
ELT Activated | Yes |
ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
ELT Type | -- |
Aircraft Owner Name | RADER AVIATION INC |
Aircraft Owner Street Address | 602 Lincoln Street |
Aircraft Owner City | Summersville |
Aircraft Owner State | WV |
Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 26651 |
Operator is an individual? | No |
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 | BXSR |
Owner has at least one certificate | -- |
Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
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) | Positioning |
Second Pilot on Board | No |
Departure Point Same as Event | No |
Departure Airport Code | LWB |
Departure City | Lewisburg |
Departure State | WV |
Departure Country | USA |
Departure Time | 630 |
Departure Time Zone | EST |
Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
Destination Airport Code | BLF |
Destination City | Bluefield |
Destination State | WV |
Destination Country | USA |
Specific Phase of Flight | Missed approach (IFR) |
Report sent to ICAO? | No |
Evacuation occurred | No |
Date of most recent change to record | Aug 6 2001 4:48PM |
User who most recently changed record | JOHB |
Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
Event Location Runway Number and Location | 23 |
Runway Length | 4742 |
Runway Width | 100 |
Sight Seeing flight | No |
Air Medical Flight | No |
Medical Flight | -- |