Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 26 MRZ 2000 |
| Zeit: | 08:40 CDT |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Cessna 525 CitationJet |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Mike G. Rutherford |
| Kennzeichen: | N130MR |
| Werknummer: | 525-0097 |
| Baujahr: | 1995 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 720 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Williams International FJ44-1A |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Buda, TX (USA)
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| Flugphase: | Unbekannt (UNK) |
| Betriebsart: | Leerflug |
| Flug von: | Houston-Sugar Land Municipal Airport, TX (SGR), USA |
| Rutherford Ranch, TX, USA |
Approached a private airport in IMC. Impacted a tree approximately 4,000 feet from airport in an upright position and impacted the ground in an inverted position.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to continue a visual approach in instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the fog, drizzle, and low ceilings. " Informationsquelle:
» NTSB
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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 Houston-Sugar Land Municipal Airport, TX to Rutherford Ranch, TX as the crow flies is 227 km (142 miles).
Distance from Houston-Sugar Land Municipal Airport, TX to Rutherford Ranch, TX as the crow flies is 227 km (142 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.
