LONDON, OH, USA
N6940Q
BEECH A23A
THE PILOT RECEIVED TWO WEATHER BRIEFINGS FOR A FLIGHT FROM COLUMBUS TO SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE PILOT TOOK OFF AFTER THE TOWER CLOSED AT 2300 EST. AT ABOUT 2341 A WITNESS NEAR THE CRASH SITE HEARD THE LOUD SOUND OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE, BUT DID NOT HEAR THE CRASH. HE REPORTED THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS LIMITED BY BLOWING SNOW IN STRONG WINDS. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON 1/28/82 ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE HOME OF THE WITNESS. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED IT HAD CRASHED IN A STEEP DIVE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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