Beechcraft 95-55 N903T

Summary

On 22 November 1990 at about 01:05 local time, a Beechcraft 95-55 registered N903T, operated by Perry A Christianson, was involved in an accident near Hayden Lake, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 November 1990 at 01:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Hayden Lake, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Coeur D'alene (COE)

Coordinates

47.7799, -116.7104

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-55

Registration

N903T

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Perry A Christianson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Everett → Coeur D'alene

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA91FA021

3 people died.

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE IN FAILING TO INTERCEPT THE PROPER GLIDESLOPE PATH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

RADAR DATA SHOWS THAT DURING AN ILS APPROACH TO RWY 5 OF THE COEUR D'ALENE AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE WAS WELL ABOVE ALTITUDE. THE DESCENT PROFILE FOR THE APPROACH DEPICTS THAT AN AIRPLANE WOULD EXPECT TO CROSS THE OM AT 4,039 FT, AND CROSS THE MM AT 2,535 FT MSL. THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE IN THE VICINITY OF THE VOR, MM, AND AIRPORT WAS BETWEEN 4,900 FT AND 5,100 FT MSL. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED DESCENDING AFTER PASSING THE AIRPORT AND COLLIDED WITH THE PEAK OF A MOUNTAIN ABOUT 7 MI FROM THE AIRPORT 2 FT BELOW THE SUMMIT ELEVATION OF 3,395 FT MSL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.