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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna U206G · Bloomington, IN · April 20, 2006

Date: April 20, 2006 · 23:40 local
Place: Bloomington, IN
Airport: Monroe County
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N120HS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06FA117
Reported as: Cessna U206G
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 5
Pilot’s flight hours: 380 total90 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N120HSRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Cessna U206GS/N U20604728 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna U206G Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was on an ILS-35 approach to the Bloomington Indiana airport after requesting and receiving radar vectors to the final approach course, when it descended into a group of trees, located on the airport property, IN a steep, nose down, right turn attitude. The pilot lost control of the aircraft for unknown reasons, after encountering low, unforecasted, IFR conditions. No airworthiness issues were discovered and the aircraft was destroyed on impact. There were five fatalities.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN ILS-35 APPROACH TO THE BLOOMINGTON INDIANA AIRPORT AFTER REQUESTING AND RECEIVING RADAR VECTORS TO THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE, WHEN IT DESCENDED INTO A GROUP OF TREES, LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY, IN A STEEP, NOSE DOWN, RIGHT TURN ATTITUDE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, AFTER ENCOUNTERING LOW, UNFORECASTED, IFR CONDITIONS. NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES WERE DISCOVERED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. THERE WERE FIVE FATALITIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI06FA117Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportBloomington, INThe pilot's continued descent below decision height and not maintaining adequate altitude/clearance from the trees while on approach. Factors were the the night lighting conditions, and the mist.Apr 21, 2006 · Destroyed