What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 4, 2006, an Embraer model 110-P1, N59BA, serial number 110-396, registered to business air incorporated, doing business as (dba) air now, crashed into the side of a mountain approximately seven miles southeast of the bennington airport (ddh) after attempting a second VOR non-precision approach to runway 13 during a 14 CFR part 91 re-positioning flight from binghamton, NY (bgm). Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured. According to radar data, during the first approach, the airplane began a descent from 3,400 feet after passing the cam VOR and just before reaching the airport, executed the missed approach. After being vectored by ATC, the airplane rejoined the approach course and maintained 3,400 feet while inbound to the VOR. The aircraft appeared to pass over the cam VOR on course at about 3,400 feet, but instead of descending, maintained that altitude until it reached the airport. At the airport, the airplane started a descent. The airplane continued to fly outbound from the airport at an approximate 160 degree heading. The last radar contact was at 0918:35 about two nautical miles southeast of the airport at 2,600 feet.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 4, 2006, AN EMBRAER MODEL 110-P1, N59BA, SERIAL NUMBER 110-396, REGISTERED TO BUSINESS AIR INCORPORATED, DOING BUSINESS AS (DBA) AIR NOW, CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE BENNINGTON AIRPORT (DDH) AFTER ATTEMPTING A SECOND VOR NON-PRECISION APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13 DURING A 14 CFR PART 91 RE-POSITIONING FLIGHT FROM BINGHAMTON, NY (BGM). INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. ACCORDING TO RADAR DATA, DURING THE FIRST APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A DESCENT FROM 3,400 FEET AFTER PASSING THE CAM VOR AND JUST BEFORE REACHING THE AIRPORT, EXECUTED THE MISSED APPROACH. AFTER BEING VECTORED BY ATC, THE AIRPLANE REJOINED THE APPROACH COURSE AND MAINTAINED 3,400 FEET WHILE INBOUND TO THE VOR. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO PASS OVER THE CAM VOR ON COURSE AT ABOUT 3,400 FEET, BUT INSTEAD OF DESCENDING, MAINTAINED THAT ALTITUDE UNTIL IT REACHED THE AIRPORT. AT THE AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE STARTED A DESCENT. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO FLY OUTBOUND FROM THE AIRPORT AT AN APPROXIMATE 160 DEGREE HEADING. THE LAST RADAR CONTACT WAS AT 0918:35 ABOUT TWO NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT AT 2,600 FEET.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.