Beechcraft C90 N105FL

Summary

On 9 April 1992 at about 11:10 local time, a Beechcraft C90 registered N105FL, operated by State of Florida, was involved in an accident near St. Augustine, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 April 1992 at 11:10

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Augustine, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft C90

Registration

N105FL

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

State of Florida

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tallahassee → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

MIA92GA107

2 people died.

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.

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

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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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.