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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