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Aviation accident DCA92MA016

2 fatal · BEECH 1900C · 1992-01-03 · GABRIELS, NY, USA

Event

NTSB number
DCA92MA016
Event ID
20001211X13974
Type
Accident
Date
1992-01-03
Location
GABRIELS, NY, USA
Coordinates
44.430229, -74.160369

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4

Aircraft

Make
BEECH
Model
1900C
Registration
N55000
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO ESTABLISH A STABILIZED APPROACH, HIS INADEQUATE CROSS-CHECK OF INSTRUMENTS, HIS DESCENT BELOW SPECIFIED MINIMUM ALTITUDE AT THE FINAL APPROACH FIX, AND FAILURE OF THE COPILOT TO MONITOR THE APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE PRECIPITATION STATIC INTERFERENCE, CAUSED BY INADEQUATE GROUNDING BETWEEN THE RADOME AND FUSELAGE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN UNRELIABLE GLIDE SLOPE INDICATIONS.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
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