Narrative:
Beech 99 N200WP was being ferried from Bangor Airport, ME (BGR) to Bar Harbor Airport, ME (BHB) because the airport had been closed due to fog the day before. On a localizer approach, the airplane struck a 220 feet high hill, Lamoine Ridge. Visibility was 2 miles or less in fog and rain.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
FACTORS:
WEATHER - LOW CEILING
WEATHER - RAIN
WEATHER - FOG
WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
» US Register Quarterly, Summer '78
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 16 August 1976 |
| Time: | 06:32 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 99 Airliner |
| Operator: | Bar Harbor Airlines |
| Registration: | N200WP |
| MSN: | U-3 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 5 km NE Bar Harbor Airport, ME (BHB) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Bangor International Airport, ME (BGR/KBGR), United States of America |
| Bar Harbor Airport, ME (BHB/KBHB), United States of America |
Beech 99 N200WP was being ferried from Bangor Airport, ME (BGR) to Bar Harbor Airport, ME (BHB) because the airport had been closed due to fog the day before. On a localizer approach, the airplane struck a 220 feet high hill, Lamoine Ridge. Visibility was 2 miles or less in fog and rain.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
FACTORS:
WEATHER - LOW CEILING
WEATHER - RAIN
WEATHER - FOG
WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» NTSB» US Register Quarterly, Summer '78
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Distance from Bangor International Airport, ME to Bar Harbor Airport, ME as the crow flies is 54 km (34 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Bangor International Airport, ME to Bar Harbor Airport, ME as the crow flies is 54 km (34 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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