ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354955
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| Date: | Thursday 11 December 1997 |
| Time: | 00:21 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A100 |
| Owner/operator: | Sptifire Sales And Leasing,inc |
| Registration: | N30SA |
| MSN: | B246 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6575 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charlotte, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Lewisburg, WV (KLWB) |
| Concord, NC (KJQF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following a missed approach at the destination, the pilot requested weather information for two nearby airports. One airport was 53 miles northeast with a cloud ceiling of 900 feet, and visibility 6 miles. The pilot opted for the accident airport, 21 miles southwest, with an indefinite ceiling of zero, & visibility 1/4 mile. After completing the second missed approach, the flight proceeded to the accident airport. Radar vectors were provided to the ILS runway 36L. On the final approach, the flight veered to the right of the localizer and descended abruptly. Last recorded altitude for the flight was below the decision height. Investigation revealed no anomalies with the airport navigational aids for the approach, and the airplane's navigation receivers were found to be operational. Postmortem examinations of the pilot did not reveal any pre-existing diseases, and toxicological examinations were negative for alcohol & other drugs.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued approach below decision height without reference to the runway environment, and his failure to execute a missed approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL98FA023
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 06:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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