Last updated: 7 December 2019
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Tuesday 27 September 1977 |
| Time: | 07:40 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 100 King Air |
| Operator: | Delwood Furniture |
| Registration: | N925BD |
| C/n / msn: | B-4 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Auburn, AL ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Birmingham Airport, AL (BHM/KBHM), United States of America |
| Auburn-Opelika Airport, AL (AUO/KAOU), United States of America |
The airplane descended 650 feet below the MDA. It struck trees in fog and crashed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper ifr operation
FACTORS:
weather - low ceiling
weather - fog
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
Map
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 Birmingham Airport, AL to Auburn-Opelika Airport, AL as the crow flies is 161 km (101 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Birmingham Airport, AL to Auburn-Opelika Airport, AL as the crow flies is 161 km (101 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
