3 fatal · GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA5B · 1991-07-08 · COLUMBIA, CT, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC91FA174
Event ID
20001212X17646
Type
Accident
Date
1991-07-08
Location
COLUMBIA, CT, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
GULFSTREAM AMERICAN
Model
AA5B
Registration
N43ER
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT EXPEREINCE, HIS OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY, AND HIS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING.