ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37056
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| Date: | Friday 29 January 1999 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Hi Tech Engineering Inc. |
| Registration: | N260LH |
| MSN: | TC-1426 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3912 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pearcy, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Hattiesburg, MS (HBG |
| Hot Springs, AR (KHOT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the global positioning system (GPS) runway 5 approach to Hot Springs Memorial Airport, in instrument meteorological conditions, the twin-engine airplane impacted mountainous terrain at 1,020 feet msl, about one nautical mile (nm) right of the final approach course, and approximately 9 nm southwest of the airport. According to the approach plate, the airplane should have been at an altitude no lower than 2,300 feet on this segment of the approach. The last radar hit recorded was at 1622:44, as the airplane was descending through 2,800 feet, 14.2 nautical miles southwest of the airport. Two witnesses located near the accident site reported that about 1630 they heard a small aircraft coming from southwest of their farm, heading towards them at a 'very low' altitude. They heard the aircraft for about 10 seconds, then the sound of the engines was 'gone.' The witnesses also reported that the weather was 'extremely foggy,' and that they could not see the top of the mountain located behind their property. The missed approach procedure for the approach calls for a climbing right turn to 3,000 feet. Examination of the accident site indicated the airplane impacted trees while in a right turn. No anomalies were found with the airframe or engines that would have prevented normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the minimum descent altitude during the instrument approach. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to follow the instrument approach procedure, trees, mountainous terrain, low ceilings and foggy weather conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99FA074
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 25-Nov-2017 12:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2017 16:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2023 04:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]] |
| 08-Apr-2024 10:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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