# Accident 19951206040049A: Socata TB20TRINIDAD, Meridian, MS, December 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1995, 11:50 local time
- Place: Meridian, MS
- Airport: Key Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3790° N, 88.7100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3790&lon=-88.7100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33AS-1998-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD (registry code 8680695, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-20-trinidad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB20TRINIDAD
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4D5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 452 total, 185 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951206040049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TOO LOW AND DISORIENTATED ON ILS APPROACH. ATC FAILED GIVE LOW ALTITUDE ALERT. STRUCK TREES LEFT OF LOC MARKER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA96FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA035), Dec 6, 1995: Aerospatiale TB-20 (N33AS), Meridian, MS, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) while maneuvering during an ILS approach in instrument flight conditions. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's failure to follow the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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