- Date
- April 9, 1992, 07:10 local (11:10 UTC)
- Place
- St. Augustine, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N105FLBeech C90
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 32999
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly adhere to the published instrument approach procedure which resulted in descent below the minimum descent altitude. Factors which contributed to the accident were the low ceiling and fog.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane disappeared from radar about 1-1/2 mi short of the airport during a VOR runway 13 approach. Radar data shows that the altitudes, descent rates, and ground speeds were consistent with the approach profile. The last radar position of the airplane was at 100 ft on the runway extended centerline. The debris path was aligned on a 130 deg mag heading. Witnesses stated that the visibility was near zero in fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N105FL
- Reported as
- Beech C90
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- LJ-1215
- Airframe hours
- 1,338
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-21, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Part 91
- Operator
- State Of Florida
- Registered owner
- State Of Florida
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · January 28, 1992 · 133 hours before
- Departed
- THL · Tallahassee, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 7,350 total · 1,600 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SGJ, 1 nm away