Date:	Friday 3 January 1992
Time:	05:46
Type:	Beechcraft 1900C-1
Owner/operator:	USAir Express, opb Commutair
Registration:	N55000
MSN:	UC-135
Year of manufacture:	1990
Total airframe hrs:	1675 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	8 km NE of Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY (SLK) -   United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Plattsburgh-Clinton County Airport, NY (PLB/KPLB)
Destination airport:	Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY (SLK/KSLK)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The Beechcraft 1900C-1 struck Blue Hill at 2280 feet during an ILS approach to Saranac Lake runway 23. The glide slope elevation at that point was approx. 2900 feet.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the captain to establish a stabilized approach, his inadequate cross-check of instruments, his descent below specified minimum altitude at the final approach fix, and failure of the copilot to monitor the approach. Factors related to the accident were: weather conditions and possible precipitation static interference, caused by inadequate grounding between the radome and fuselage that could have resulted in unreliable glide slope indications."

Air Transport World 2/92
Flight Safety Foundation - Accident Prevention - July 1995
ICAO Adrep Summary 1/95 (#15)
NTSB Safety Recommendations A-94-74/-76
Scramble 153

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