Narrative:Descended below decision height while on a runway 24 ILS approach and impacted terrain 500 feet below the runway elevation of 3,766 feet. Weather included indefinite ceiling - 100 feet, sky obscured, visibility 1/8 mile in fog.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The National Transportation Safety Board could not determine the probable cause of the aircraft's descent below decision height and impact with terrain 500 ft below the elevation of the runway."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 5 months | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Cause undetermined
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Follow-up / safety actions
NTSB issued 6 Safety Recommendations
Issued: 13-APR-1978 | To: | A-78-27 |
DEVELOP, IN COOPERATION WITH INDUSTRY, FLIGHT RECORDER STANDARD (FDR/CVR) FOR COMPLEX AIRCRAFT WHICH ARE PREDICATED UPON INTENDED AIRCRAFT USAGE. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
Issued: 13-APR-1978 | To: FAA | A-78-28 |
Draft specifications and fund research and development for a low cost FDR, CVR, and composite recorder which can be used on complex general aviation aircraft. Establish guidelines for these recorders, such as maximum cost, compatible with the cost of the airplane on which they will be installed and with the use for which the airplane is intended. (Superseded by A-87-77 through A-87-89) (Closed - Superseded) |
Issued: 13-APR-1978 | To: | A-78-29 |
IN THE INTERIM, AMEND 14 CFR TO REQUIRE THAT NO OPERATION (EXC FOR MAINTENANCE FERRY FLIGHTS) MAY BE CONDUCTED WITH TURBINE-POWEREDAIRCRAFT CERTIFICATED TO CARRY SIX PASSENGERS OR MORE, WHICH REQUIRE TWO PILOTS BY THEIR CERTIFICATE, WITHOUT AN OPERABLE CVR CAPABLE OF RETAINING AT LEAST 10 MINUTES OF INTRACOCKPIT CONVERSATION WHEN POWER IS INTERRUPTED. SUCH REQUIREMENTS CAN BE MET WITH AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT TO FACILITATE RAPID IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT. (Closed - Unacceptable Action) |
Issued: 24-APR-1978 | To: | A-78-30 |
DEVELOP THE CRITERIA TO DETERMINE WHICH CORPORATE/EXECUTIVE FL DEPARTMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO OPERATE UNDER FORMAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS MANUALS. (Closed - Unacceptable Action) |
Issued: 24-APR-1978 | To: | A-78-31 |
AMEND 14 CFR 91 TO REQUIRE THAT CORPORATE/EXECUTIVE FLIGHT DEPARTMENTS WHICH FALL IN CERTAIN CATEGORIES BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE UNDER A FLIGHT OPERATIONS MANUAL. (Closed - Unacceptable Action) |
Issued: 24-APR-1978 | To: | A-78-32 |
AMEND 14 CFR 91 TO ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA FOR FLIGHT OPERATION MANUALS FOR THOSE CORPORATE/EXECUTIVE FLIGHT DEPARTMENTS WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE MANUALS. (Closed - Unacceptable Action) |
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accident date:
26-09-1976type: Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II
registration: N500J
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Trenton-Mercer County Airport, NJ to Hot Springs-Ingalls Field, VA as the crow flies is 501 km (313 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.