Narrative:
Flight 1215 departed Clarksburg at 20:35. After a delay due to the weather, the pilot was vectored for a runway 10R instrument approach with a 35 mile final. At 21:48 the pilot declared a fuel critical situation. Several aircraft were then vectored off the ILS. Oil pressure dropped and the no. 2 engine was shut down while on approach. The airplane didn't make it to the runway and struck power lines and telephone poles, and came to rest across a narrow secondary road.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue to his destination when known en route delays were encountered which resulted in fuel exhaustion."
» Scramble 210
accident date: 16-09-1996
type: Shorts SC-7 Skyvan 3-200
registration: N10DA
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 16 September 1996 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: |  Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-200 |
| Operator: | North Star Air Cargo |
| Registration: | N10DA |
| MSN: | SH.1873 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18553 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-2-201A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) from Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Clarksburg-Benedum Airport, WV (CKB/KCKB), United States of America |
| Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT/KPIT), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 1215 |
Flight 1215 departed Clarksburg at 20:35. After a delay due to the weather, the pilot was vectored for a runway 10R instrument approach with a 35 mile final. At 21:48 the pilot declared a fuel critical situation. Several aircraft were then vectored off the ILS. Oil pressure dropped and the no. 2 engine was shut down while on approach. The airplane didn't make it to the runway and struck power lines and telephone poles, and came to rest across a narrow secondary road.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue to his destination when known en route delays were encountered which resulted in fuel exhaustion."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» Air Safety Week 14 October 1996 (p. 6)» Scramble 210
Photos
accident date: 16-09-1996
type: Shorts SC-7 Skyvan 3-200
registration: N10DA
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 Clarksburg-Benedum Airport, WV to Pittsburgh International Airport, PA as the crow flies is 132 km (82 miles).
Distance from Clarksburg-Benedum Airport, WV to Pittsburgh International Airport, PA as the crow flies is 132 km (82 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.
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