
Détails:
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
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | lundi 16 août 1976 |
| Heure: | 06:32 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Beechcraft 99 Airliner |
| Compagnie: | Bar Harbor Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | N200WP |
| Numéro de série: | U-3 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1968 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 1 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 1 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | ca 5 km NE Bar Harbor Airport, ME (BHB) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
|
| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Convoyage |
| Aéroport de départ: | Bangor International Airport, ME (BGR/KBGR), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Bar Harbor Airport, ME (BHB/KBHB), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
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
Sources:
» NTSB» US Register Quarterly, Summer '78
Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Bangor International Airport, ME et Bar Harbor Airport, ME est de 54 km (34 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Bangor International Airport, ME et Bar Harbor Airport, ME est de 54 km (34 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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