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FAA accident report · Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30 · Charleston, WV · May 5, 2017

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Date
May 5, 2017 · 06:51 local
Place
Charleston, WV
Airport
Yeager Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DATA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N334AC
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA17FA109
Reported as
Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,368 total1,094 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days
N334ACRegistration cancelled May 10, 2018 · Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30S/N SH3029 · Built 1979Airframe modelShort Bros. & Harland SD3-30Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On may 5, 2017 at 6:51 a.m. eastern daylight time (EDT), air cargo carriers flight 1260, a shorts SD3-30, N334AC, crashed during landing on runway 5 at the Charleston Yeager international airport (crw), Charleston, west Virginia. The airplane was destroyed and the two pilots suffered fatal injuries. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part

135 As a cargo flight from louisville international airport (sdf), louisville, Kentucky. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 5, 2017 AT 6:51 A.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), AIR CARGO CARRIERS FLIGHT 1260, A SHORTS SD3-30, N334AC, CRASHED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT THE CHARLESTON YEAGER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CRW), CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE TWO PILOTS SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART

135 AS A CARGO FLIGHT FROM LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SDF), LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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 DCA17FA109Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCharleston, WVthe flight crew's improper decision to conduct a circling approach contrary to the operator's standard operating procedures (SOP) and the captain's excessive descent rate and maneuvering during the approach, which led to inadvertent, uncontrolled contact with…May 5, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N334AC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20040416005649IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Kansas City, MO(-23) The captain stated that he was attempting a 180 degree left turn from parking. The steering tiller was full throw for a left turn and the aircraft needed to turn tighter which necessitated the use of differential braking. While attempting to apply…Apr 16, 2004 · Minor damage