- Date
- November 18, 1988, 18:33 local (Nov 19, 1988, 00:33 UTC)
- Place
- Locust Grove, AR
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N308PSBeech E-90
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881118051309A
- Case key
- 34668
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance altitude and exceeding the minimum descent altitude published in the approach procedure.
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
Bfr & drg flt, the plt rcvd info about tstms in the vicinity of the destn arpt. Drg arr, the plt was given the little rock altimeter setting. He was clrd to dscnd & cross the NDB (initial apch fix) at or abv 3100' MSL, then was clrd for the apch. About 7-1/2 min later, the plt declared a missed apch & requested another. He acknowledged clnc for the 2nd apch, then there was no further radio contact with the acft. Subsequently, the acft hit trees & crashed on high (mtn) terrain about 6-1/2 mi wsw of the arpt. Impact occurred while the acft was on an easterly heading at about 1195' MSL. Min alt for the apch was 2300' until established inbound from the NDB, then when using a little rock altimeter setting, a min alt of 1860' was required until passing the baiks fan marker, 4.6 mi from the rwy. A plt, who was waiting to depart the airport, estimated there was a variable overcast at 300' to 700' & the vis was 1 to 2 mi with rain. The arpt elev was 464'.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N308PS
- Reported as
- Beech E-90
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- LW-92
- Airframe hours
- 6,964
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-28, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- M & L Aircraft, Inc.
- Registered owner
- M & L Aircraft Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · December 29, 1987 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- ORG · Orange, TX
- Destination
- BVX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BVX · Batesville Regional, runway 7, 6,002 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,300 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 100° at 8 knots
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.