HAZLETON, PA, USA
N2014D
BEECH C23
ON 11/28/82, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS AND LANDED AT HAZLETON, PA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DEICED AT HAZLETON AND ICING CONDITIONS CONTINUED UNTIL THE MORNING OF 11/29/82. WHILE DEPARTING ON 11/29/82, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO USE MORE THAN TWO THIRDS OF THE 4899 FT RUNWAY. THIS WAS ABOUT 3 TIMES THE NORMAL TAKEOFF ROLL. AFTER DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. THE IMPACT OCCURRED ABOUT 50 FT FROM THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN AND ABOUT 1 MI NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 1700 FT MSL. THE AIRPORT ELEVATION WAS 1604 FT. A HUNTER IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRASH SITE REPORTED DENSE FOG IN THE AREA. HE HEARD THE PLANE APPROACHING, BUT DID NOT SEE IT UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. HE REPORTED THAT THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE WAS STEADY AND LOUD.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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