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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA227-AT · Spokane, WA · November 29, 2003

Date
November 29, 2003 · 08:06 local
Place
Spokane, WA
Airport
Felts Field Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JIKA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N439AF
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA04FA023
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AT
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,253 total4,406 in this make and model116 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Cleared for ILS 21R at ksff, after established on localizer, a/c descended below the ILS glideslope and struck trees and then terrain.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CLEARED FOR ILS 21R AT KSFF, AFTER ESTABLISHED ON LOCALIZER, A/C DESCENDED BELOW THE ILS GLIDESLOPE AND STRUCK TREES AND THEN TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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