Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fecha: | martes 12 enero 1971 |
Hora: | 18:20 |
Tipo: | Beechcraft 99A Airliner |
Operador: | Rio Airways |
Registración: | N12RA |
Numéro de série: | U-131 |
Año de Construcción: | 1969 |
Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 13 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 15 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | Killeen, TX ( Estados Unidos de América)
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Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL/KDAL), Estados Unidos de América |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Killeen Municipal Airport, TX (ILE/KILE), Estados Unidos de América |
Descripción:The Beech 99A descended into the ground while on final approach to Killeen. Weather was below minima; visibility 3/4 mile or less, fog, 200 feet ceiling.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper IFR operation
FACTORS:
weather - low ceiling
weather - fog
weather briefing - briefed by flight service personnel, by phone
weather forecast - forecast substantially correct
Fuentes:
» NTSB
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Dallas-Love Field, TX to Killeen Municipal Airport, TX as the crow flies is 210 km (131 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.