Date: | Sunday 26 March 2000 |
Time: | 08:40 |
Type: | Cessna 525 CitationJet |
Owner/operator: | Mike G. Rutherford |
Registration: | N130MR |
MSN: | 525-0097 |
Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
Total airframe hrs: | 720 hours |
Engine model: | Williams International FJ44-1A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Buda, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Houston-Sugar Land Municipal Airport, TX (SGR/KSGR) |
Destination airport: | Rutherford Ranch, TX |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Approached a private airport in IMC. Impacted a tree approximately 4,000 feet from airport in an upright position and impacted the ground in an inverted position.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to continue a visual approach in instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the fog, drizzle, and low ceilings. "
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW00FA103 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
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