| Date: | Sunday 31 December 1995 |
| Time: | 12:25 |
| Type: |  Cessna 550 Citation II |
| Owner/operator: | Moran Foods, Inc. |
| Registration: | N91MJ |
| MSN: | 550-0101 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6025 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 9 km N of Marco Island Airport, FL (MRK) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Saint Louis-Bi-State Parks Airport, MO (CPS/KCPS) |
| Marco Island Airport, FL (MRK/KMKY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot's disregard for the MDA for a specific segment of the VOR/DME approach to runway 17 at the Marco Island Airport resulted in the inflight collision with a guy wire of an antenna and separation of 8.5 feet of the left wing. Crashed left wing low.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's disregard for the MDA for a specific segment of the VOR/DME approach which resulted in the inflight collision with a guy wire of an antenna and separation of 8.5 feet of the left wing. "
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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