Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 06 MEI 1989 |
| Tijd: | 01:44 |
| Type: | Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Southern Express |
| Registratie: | N95PB |
| Constructienummer: | 110330 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1981 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 11387 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 0,7 km (0.4 mijl) van Columbia-Maury County Airport, TN (MRC) (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Ferry |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM), Verenigde Staten |
| Columbia-Maury County Airport, TN (MRC), Verenigde Staten |
The aircraft collided with trees 2350 feet from the threshold of runway 23 at Columbia. Visibility was less than 100 feet due to dense fog. The trainee pilot had been without rest for at least 30 hours prior to the accident.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot attempted to make a VFR landing in instrument conditions that were below minimums for the published instrument approach and collided with trees and the ground after allowing the airplane to descend below the proper altitude. " Bronnen:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 3/89 (#83)
» NTSB
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Memphis International Airport, TN en Columbia-Maury County Airport, TN bedraagt 258 km (162 miles).
De afstand tussen Memphis International Airport, TN en Columbia-Maury County Airport, TN bedraagt 258 km (162 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.
