Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MKC87FA017

TEXARKANA, AR, USA

Aircraft #1

N149AA

BEECH E18S

Analysis

THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A POSITIONING FLIGHT SO IT WOULD BE IN PLACE FOR AN EARLY MONDAY MORNING FREIGHT RUN. PILOT CALLED FOR MISSED APPROACH AND AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE, DECLARED HE WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS AND THOUGHT HE WOULD LAND ON RWY 31. DURING A TURN, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN INVERTED AND BURNED. WEATHER AT AIRPORT 21 MINUTES PRIOR TO ACCIDENT WAS: IND CEILING 100 FEET, SKY OBSCURED, VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE IN FOG.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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