ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38524
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| Date: | Sunday 19 December 1999 |
| Time: | 21:35 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Univ Of Sc Athletic Dept. |
| Registration: | N75CF |
| MSN: | LW212 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10316 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beaufort, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Hilton Head, SC (KHXD) |
| (73J) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The PIC was cleared for an ASR approach to the destination airport. The co-pilot was looking outside to obtain a visual reference on the destination airport. They broke out of the clouds at about 900 feet, and were descending at about 480 feet per minute. The ceiling was overcast, ragged, and very dark with no visible horizon. The co-pilot looked back inside the cockpit to check the radios when he heard a thump. The PIC had continued the descent below the minimum descent altitude, the airplane collided with the marsh and crashed.
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-commands failure to maintain the appropriate altitude (minimum descent altitude) during an area surveillance radar (ASR) approach, resulting in an in-flight collision with swampy terrain. Contributing to the accident was the co-pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout during the ASR approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA00FA056
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-May-2010 11:01 | JINX | Updated [Cn] |
| 15-May-2010 11:04 | harro | Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 16:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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