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Aviation accident DCA19FA089

MINR · Embraer EMB145 · 2019-03-04 · Presque Isle, ME, USA

Event

NTSB number
DCA19FA089
Event ID
20190304X65511
Type
Accident
Date
2019-03-04
Location
Presque Isle, ME, USA
Coordinates
46.692779, -68.044723

Injuries

Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
3
Uninjured
28
Total aboard
31

Aircraft

Make
Embraer
Model
EMB145
Registration
N14171
FAR Part
121
Engines
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

The flight crew’s decision, due to confirmation bias, to continue the descent below the decision altitude when the runway had not been positively identified. Contributing to the accident were (1) the first officer’s fatigue, which exacerbated his confirmation bias, and (2) the failure of CommutAir pilots who had observed the localizer misalignment to report it to the company and air traffic before the accident.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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