NTSB Identification: CHI86LA088.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 30696.
Accident occurred Sunday, February 16, 1986 in FRANKFORT, IL
Aircraft: CESSNA 340A, registration: N8663K
Injuries: 1 Minor,4 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.FOLLOWING A DESCENT THROUGH ICING CONDITIONS THE PLT WAS TOLD BY THE UNICOM OPERATOR THAT THE ACTIVE RWY WAS 'SLIPPERY'.THE PLT LANDED APRX 600-700 FT DOWN THE 3176 FT RWY AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKING ACTION DETERIORATED FROM POOR TO NIL DURING ROLLOUT. HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY RUNNING ONE MAIN GEAR TIRE INTO SNOW ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RWY, BUT RAN OFF THE END OF THE PAVED SURFACE. THE ACFT STOPPED APRX 100 FT INTO A FLD.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
WEATHER EVALUATION..NOT UNDERSTOOD..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..ICY
Contributing Factors
UNSAFE/HAZARDOUS CONDITION WARNING..INACCURATE..FBO PERSONNEL
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