What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 23, 2016, at 6:00PM central standard time, a Beech 200, N80RT, impacted terrain during a missed approach to runway 30 at Moorhead Municipal Airport, Moorhead, Minnesota. The pilot initiated a missed approach after losing visual reference of the airport runway during the final segment of the RNAV (GPS) rwy 30 instrument approach. The airplane impacted a field .62 miles short of runway 30. The pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries and five passengers were uninjured. The airplane received substantial damage. The airplane was operated by flight development, LLC under the provisions of CFR 14, part §135 as an on-demand passenger flight. The flight was operating under instrument flight rules (IMC). The prevailing weather was low overcast in light mist and fog. The flight departed from baudette international airport, baudette, Minnesota, at 5:14PM and was destined to Moorhead Municipal Airport.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 23, 2016, AT 6:00PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 200, N80RT, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A MISSED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30 AT MOORHEAD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MOORHEAD, MINNESOTA. THE PILOT INITIATED A MISSED APPROACH AFTER LOSING VISUAL REFERENCE OF THE AIRPORT RUNWAY DURING THE FINAL SEGMENT OF THE RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 INSTRUMENT APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A FIELD .62 MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY 30. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND FIVE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY FLIGHT DEVELOPMENT, LLC UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CFR 14, PART §135 AS AN ON-DEMAND PASSENGER FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IMC). THE PREVAILING WEATHER WAS LOW OVERCAST IN LIGHT MIST AND FOG. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM BAUDETTE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BAUDETTE, MINNESOTA, AT 5:14PM AND WAS DESTINED TO MOORHEAD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.