Narrative:
Flight from Van Nuys. Descended below MDA while on a LOC approach to runway 11 in adverse weather conditions, struck tree and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's improper IFR (instrument) procedure, and his failure to maintain the minimum descent altitude (MDA) for the approach. The adverse weather was a related factor."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 24 September 1990 |
| Time: | 07:02 |
| Type: |  Cessna 500 Citation I |
| Operator: | Hi-Tech Helicopters |
| Registration: | N79DD |
| MSN: | 500-0254 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4197 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 3 km NW of San Luis Obispo-County Airport, CA (SBP) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles-Van Nuys Airport, CA (VNY/KVNY), United States of America |
| San Luis Obispo-County Airport, CA (SBP/KSBP), United States of America |
Flight from Van Nuys. Descended below MDA while on a LOC approach to runway 11 in adverse weather conditions, struck tree and crashed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's improper IFR (instrument) procedure, and his failure to maintain the minimum descent altitude (MDA) for the approach. The adverse weather was a related factor."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
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Distance from Los Angeles-Van Nuys Airport, CA to San Luis Obispo-County Airport, CA as the crow flies is 226 km (141 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Los Angeles-Van Nuys Airport, CA to San Luis Obispo-County Airport, CA as the crow flies is 226 km (141 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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