Date: | Friday 3 January 1992 |
Time: | 05:46 |
Type: | Beechcraft 1900C-1 |
Owner/operator: | USAir Express |
Registration: | N55000 |
MSN: | UC-135 |
Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1675 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 8 km NE of Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY (SLK) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Plattsburgh-Clinton County Airport, NY (PLB/KPLB) |
Destination airport: | Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY (SLK/KSLK) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The Beechcraft 1900C-1 struck Blue Hill at 2280 feet during an ILS approach to Saranac Lake runway 23. The glide slope elevation at that point was approx. 2900 feet.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the captain to establish a stabilized approach, his inadequate cross-check of instruments, his descent below specified minimum altitude at the final approach fix, and failure of the copilot to monitor the approach. Factors related to the accident were: weather conditions and possible precipitation static interference, caused by inadequate grounding between the radome and fuselage that could have resulted in unreliable glide slope indications."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DCA92MA016 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
Air Transport World 2/92
Flight Safety Foundation - Accident Prevention - July 1995
ICAO Adrep Summary 1/95 (#15)
NTSB Safety Recommendations A-94-74/-76
Scramble 153
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