- Date
- November 21, 1990, 17:05 local (Nov 22, 1990, 01:05 UTC)
- Place
- Hayden Lake, ID
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N903TBeech 95-55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901121052029A
- Case key
- 41296
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot's improper IFR procedure in failing to intercept the proper glideslope path.
Analysis
Radar data shows that during an ILS approach to rwy 5 of the coeur d'alene airport, the airplane was well above altitude. The descent profile for the approach depicts that an airplane would expect to cross the om at 4,039 ft, and cross the mm at 2,535 ft MSL. The airplane's altitude in the vicinity of the VOR, mm, and airport was between 4,900 ft and 5,100 ft MSL. The airplane continued descending after passing the airport and collided with the peak of a mountain about 7 mi from the airport 2 ft below the summit elevation of 3,395 ft MSL.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N903T
- Reported as
- Beech 95-55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-42
- Engine
- Continental IO-470L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Perry A Christianson
- Departed
- PAE · Everett, WA
- Destination
- COE · Coeur D'Alene, ID
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- COE · Coeur D'Alene, runway 5, 7,400 × 140 ft, asphalt
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 8,200 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 9 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.