# Accident 19971221039259A: Beech A100, Colorado Spring, CO, December 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1997, 06:26 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ABOA
- Location: 38.8097° N, 104.7094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8097&lon=-104.7094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100BE-1998-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A100 (registry code 1152915, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A100
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 65 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971221039259A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS ON ILS APP WHEN IT ENTERD A FOG BANK AND CRASHED UND UNK CIRC 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJ, COLORADO SPRINGS,C                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             (.4)THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS DME APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17L. DURING THE FINAL STAGE OF THE APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED FOG AND DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW OF THE CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL.  RADAR AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE LOST ALSO. AFTER SEARCHING FOR 31 MINUTES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND BY AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL OVER HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND 600 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP AND THE FLAPS DEPLOYED.  MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURES REQUIRE THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR TO BE RETRACTED AFTER INITIATING THE PROCEDURE. THE DECISION HEIGHT FOR THE APPROACH IS 6,384 FEET MSL (200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL) AND THE REQUIRED RVR FOR A 14 CFR PART 135 FLIGHT TO COMMENCE AND APPROACH IS 2400 (1/2 MILE). WHEN ON THE GLIDE SLOPE, THE DECISION HEIGHT IS 0.4 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY TOUCHDOWN ZONE.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION..

## 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 FTW98FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA074), Dec 21, 1997: Beech A100 (N100BE), Colo Springs, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to follow IFR Procedures and maintain the minimum descent altitude (MDA). A related factor was fog.

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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