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| Date: | Friday 30 November 1990 |
| Time: | 18:41 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Aero Commander 690A |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Air |
| Registration: | N400N |
| MSN: | 11156 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | GARRETT TPE-331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ryderwood, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kelso, WA (KLS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AS THE FLT WAS APCHG THE DESTN, AT NGT, THE PLT OBTAINED VECTORS FOR A DSCNT OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. DURING THE APCH, HE CANCELLED THE IFR FLT PLAN & THE ACFT DSNDD BELOW RADAR COVERAGE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, NORTHWEST OF THE DESTN ARPT. IMPACT OCCURRED IN A WOODED AREA AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 2700 FT. THE ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE DURING THE ACDNT. A SEARCH WAS INITIATED ON 12/1/90, BUT THE ACFT & SURVIVING PASSENGER WERE NOT FND UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE CANADIAN ATP PLT & OTHER 4 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. AFTER INITIAL IMPACT WITH TREES, THE MAIN PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE TRAVELED ABOUT 1000 FT BEFORE COMING TO REST. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND. CAUSE: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT NIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001212X24698
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Feb-2012 01:24 | Gwydd | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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