2 fatal · Piper PA-34-200 · 2000-10-07 · San Dimas, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX01FA004
Event ID
20001212X22177
Type
Accident
Date
2000-10-07
Location
San Dimas, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.149166, -117.783332
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-34-200
Registration
N222ES
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilots becoming lost and disoriented during an improperly conducted IFR approach, and subsequent missed approach, that led to a collision with rising mountainous terrain. Also causal was the local controller canceling the IFR approach when the pilot specifically stated he wanted to continue the IFR approach, and the local controller, as well as sector controllers failure to issue a unsafe proximity to terrain safety alert to the pilots (MSAW alert) as required by the Air Traffic Control Handbook.