What happened
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(-23) privacy data omitted one fatality and one seriously injured when N405BK, CE-402-C, on an instrument flight rules flight plan, enroute from barnstable municipal airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport, impacted the ground while on the ILS runway 24 approach to the airport. The aircraft impacted the ground about 1/4 mile to the left of the runway centerline, about 3,500 feet beyond the approach end of the runway. All major portions of the airframe were accounted for at the accident site. The aircraft was maintained under an approved airworthiness inspection program. The aircraft had been operated for about 50 hours since it's most recent inspection, which was performed on September 2, 2003. The pilot reported 14,000 hours of total flight experience on his most recent application for a FAA first class medical certificate, which was issued April 16, 2003. The pilot received and passed an airman competency check may 6, 2003. Weather at Nantucket Memorial Airport at 0529 was reported as: winds from 130 degrees at 10 knots, visibility a half mile in fog, indefinite ceiling at 100 feet. The airport supervisor described the weather as thick fog and "pitch black".
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ONE FATALITY AND ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN N405BK, CE-402-C, ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN, ENROUTE FROM BARNSTABLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TO NANTUCKET MEMORIAL AIRPORT, IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE ON THE ILS RUNWAY 24 APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 1/4 MILE TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, ABOUT 3,500 FEET BEYOND THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. ALL MAJOR PORTIONS OF THE AIRFRAME WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTAINED UNDER AN APPROVED AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTION PROGRAM. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN OPERATED FOR ABOUT 50 HOURS SINCE IT'S MOST RECENT INSPECTION, WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2003. THE PILOT REPORTED 14,000 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE ON HIS MOST RECENT APPLICATION FOR A FAA FIRST CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, WHICH WAS ISSUED APRIL 16, 2003. THE PILOT RECEIVED AND PASSED AN AIRMAN COMPETENCY CHECK MAY 6, 2003. WEATHER AT NANTUCKET MEMORIAL AIRPORT AT 0529 WAS REPORTED AS: WINDS FROM 130 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, VISIBILITY A HALF MILE IN FOG, INDEFINITE CEILING AT 100 FEET. THE AIRPORT SUPERVISOR DESCRIBED THE WEATHER AS THICK FOG AND "PITCH BLACK".
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