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Frakes M298 N29824

12 February 1979 · Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 12 February 1979 at about 13:00 local time, a Frakes M298 registered N29824, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States. 25 people were on board and 2 died, 8 were seriously injured, 15 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States
Nearest airport
Benedum
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Frakes M298
Registration
N29824
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
U.s. Air
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Washington, Dc
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
1-0011

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
25 2 8 15 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SNOW ON WING & EMPENNAGE SURFACES.CRASHED INVERTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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