Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 03 JAN 1992 |
| Zeit: | 05:46 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Beechcraft 1900C-1 |
| Betrieben durch: | USAir Express |
| Gemietet von : | Commutair |
| Kennzeichen: | N55000 |
| Werknummer: | UC-135 |
| Baujahr: | 1990 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 1675 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 2 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 4 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 8 km (5 Meilen) NE of Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY (SLK) (USA)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Plattsburgh-Clinton County Airport, NY (PLB/KPLB), USA |
| Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY (SLK/KSLK), USA | |
| Flugnummer: | 4821 |
The Beechcraft struck a Blue Hill at 2280 feet during an ILS approach to Saranac Lake runway 23. The glide slope elevation at that point was approx. 2900 feet.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the captain to establish a stabilized approach, his inadequate cross-check of instruments, his descent below specified minimum altitude at the final approach fix, and failure of the copilot to monitor the approach. Factors related to the accident were: weather conditions and possible precipitation static interference, caused by inadequate grounding between the radome and fuselage that could have resulted in unreliable glide slope indications." Informationsquelle:
» Air Transport World 2/92
» Flight Safety Foundation - Accident Prevention - July 1995
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/95 (#15)
» NTSB Safety Recommendations A-94-74/-76
» Scramble 153
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NTSB issued 3 Safety Recommendations
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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 Plattsburgh-Clinton County Airport, NY to Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY as the crow flies is 63 km (39 miles).
Distance from Plattsburgh-Clinton County Airport, NY to Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY as the crow flies is 63 km (39 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.
