Narrative:
A Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, operating as Kalitta Charters flight 85, impacted wooded terrain while on an instrument approach to runway 6 at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (OSC), Michigan, USA. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post-impact fire and the pilot was fatally injured.
According to the operator, the airplane was en route to OSC to pick up passengers and take them to Memphis, Tennessee. The pilot was cleared for the area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) runway 6 approach.
The on-scene examination of the accident site revealed the airplane clipped tree tops prior to ground impact. There was fire after impact that consumed the entire airplane. There were numerous chop marks in the trees. Examination of various actuators indicated the landing gear was down and approach flaps had been set.
The aircraft was owned by Kalitta Equipment LLC and operated by Kalitta Charters.
PROBABABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's descent below minimum descent altitude during the nonprecision instrument approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information."
» ABC 12
accident date: 25-09-2018
type: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
registration: N241CK
Initial Approach Plots, Profile View
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 25 September 2018 |
| Time: | 05:51 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | Kalitta Charters |
| Registration: | N241CK |
| MSN: | BB-272 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13933 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 6,4 km (4 mls) SW of Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport, MI ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI (YIP/KYIP), United States of America |
| Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport, MI (KOSC), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | K985 |
A Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, operating as Kalitta Charters flight 85, impacted wooded terrain while on an instrument approach to runway 6 at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (OSC), Michigan, USA. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post-impact fire and the pilot was fatally injured.
According to the operator, the airplane was en route to OSC to pick up passengers and take them to Memphis, Tennessee. The pilot was cleared for the area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) runway 6 approach.
The on-scene examination of the accident site revealed the airplane clipped tree tops prior to ground impact. There was fire after impact that consumed the entire airplane. There were numerous chop marks in the trees. Examination of various actuators indicated the landing gear was down and approach flaps had been set.
The aircraft was owned by Kalitta Equipment LLC and operated by Kalitta Charters.
Probable Cause:
PROBABABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's descent below minimum descent altitude during the nonprecision instrument approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» Flightaware flight track» ABC 12
Photos
accident date: 25-09-2018
type: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
registration: N241CK
Initial Approach Plots, Profile View
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line is connecting ADS-B datapoints from FAA.
Distance from Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI to Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport, MI as the crow flies is 245 km (153 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI to Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport, MI as the crow flies is 245 km (153 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
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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