ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42820
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| Date: | Thursday 9 April 1992 |
| Time: | 08:10 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | State Of Florida |
| Registration: | N105FL |
| MSN: | LJ-1215 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1338 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-21 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Augustine, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Tallahassee, FL (KTHL) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR ABOUT 1-1/2 MI SHORT OF THE AIRPORT DURING A VOR RUNWAY 13 APPROACH. RADAR DATA SHOWS THAT THE ALTITUDES, DESCENT RATES, AND GROUND SPEEDS WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROACH PROFILE. THE LAST RADAR POSITION OF THE AIRPLANE WAS AT 100 FT ON THE RUNWAY EXTENDED CENTERLINE. THE DEBRIS PATH WAS ALIGNED ON A 130 DEG MAG HEADING. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS NEAR ZERO IN FOG.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY ADHERE TO THE PUBLISHED INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE WHICH RESULTED IN DESCENT BELOW THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW CEILING AND FOG.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA92GA107
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Apr-2024 07:58 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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