19810120000779A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 99A · Spokane, WA · January 20, 1981

Date
January 20, 1981 · 11:27 local
Place
Spokane, WA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CCDA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N390CA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA81AA006
Reported as
Beech 99A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A27
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
11,680 total7,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Aircraft descended below approach minimums and crashed 4.5 miles short of runway threshold.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW APPROACH MINIMUMS AND CRASHED 4.5 MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N390CA · 1

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