IRVINE, CA, USA
N58SB
BEECH V35-B
THE PILOT HAD EXECUTED THE ILS RWY 19R APPROACH AND THEN REQUESTED A MISSED APPROACH, STATING THAT HE 'HAD A LOCALIZER PROBLEM'. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND AND THEN WAS TWICE ISSUED A LOW ALTITUDE ALERT. THE PILOT WAS FURTHER ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO CLIMB AND MAINTAIN 3,000 FEET. RADAR AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A PARKING LOT 1/2 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS: INDEFINITE CEILING ZERO, SKY OBSCURED, VISIBILITY ONE-HALF MILE IN FOG, WIND ONE EIGHT ZERO DEGREES AT EIGHT KNOTS, ALTIMETER TWO NINE NINE FIVE, TOPS EIGHT HUNDRED FEET. THE RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE (RVR) WAS REPORTED AS MORE THAN 6,000 FEET.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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