Date: | Tuesday 19 January 1988 |
Time: | 19:13 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
Owner/operator: | Mountain Air Cargo |
Registration: | N996SA |
MSN: | 159 |
Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 1,6 km S of Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Erie International Airport, PA (ERI/KERI) |
Destination airport: | Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Descended below glide path during a runway 36L ILS approach, collided with a tree and struck the ground.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
"IFR procedure .. not followed .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
Weather condition .. below approach/landing minimums"
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL88LA083 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
ICAO Adrep Summary 5/89 (#26)
NTSB
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