# NTSB Accident DCA19FA089
> **Embraer EMB145** · 2019-03-04 · Presque Isle, ME, USA · MINR
## 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.

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