Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | jeudi 12 janvier 1995 |
Heure: | 17:47 |
Type/Sous-type: | Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster |
Opérant pour: | West Air |
Loué à : | Federal Express |
Immatriculation: | N754FE |
Numéro de série: | 208B0249 |
Année de Fabrication: | 1991 |
Heures de vol: | 2073 |
Moteurs: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
Equipage: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 1 |
Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
Total: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 1 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Lieu de l'accident: | Pleasanton, CA ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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Élévation des lieux de l'accident: | 457 m (1499 feet) amsl |
Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Aéroport de départ: | Visalia Airport, CA (VIS/KVIS), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
Aéroport de destination: | Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
Détails:The pilot reported to ATC he had the airport in sight from 7,000 feet msl more than 30 miles (48 km) away. A weather reporting station located 5 miles (8 km) east of the accident site was reporting two cloud layers; a scattered layer at 1,500 feet agl, and a broken layer at 5,000 feet agl. The airplane was descending after the pilot was cleared for a visual approach. The airplane collided with a tree and the ground in a wings level attitude at an elevation of 1,500 feet msl.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain visual contact with terrain and sufficient altitude for terrain clearance. Factors in the accident were the pilot's decision to initiate a descent 14 miles from the airport, and weather, specifically cloud conditions and darkness."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months | Accident number: | LAX95FA077 | Download report: | Summary report
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Sources:
» NTSB id LAX95FA077
Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Visalia Airport, CA et Oakland International Airport, CA est de 294 km (183 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.