Descripción:
Improper instrument approach to runway 10L caused the plane to fly into the slope of a mountain. Misreading of the altimeter was a causal factor.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper IFR operation
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
miscellaneous acts, conditions - instruments-misread or failed to read
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | lunes 28 diciembre 1970 |
| Hora: | 18:37 |
| Tipo: |  de Havilland DH-125-1A |
| Operador: | Morrison-Knutsen |
| Registración: | N36MK |
| Numéro de série: | 25073 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1966-01-24 (4 years 11 months) |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 16 km (10 milles) NE of Boise, ID ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Ejecutivo |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Billings-Logan Field, MT (BIL/KBIL), Estados Unidos de América |
| Boise Air Terminal, ID (BOI/KBOI), Estados Unidos de América |
Improper instrument approach to runway 10L caused the plane to fly into the slope of a mountain. Misreading of the altimeter was a causal factor.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper IFR operation
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
miscellaneous acts, conditions - instruments-misread or failed to read
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Distance from Billings-Logan Field, MT to Boise Air Terminal, ID as the crow flies is 651 km (407 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Billings-Logan Field, MT to Boise Air Terminal, ID as the crow flies is 651 km (407 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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