Accident · 2004-06-14
What the record says
- Event date
- 2004-06-14
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- BEECH C-45H (N401CK)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Bellair, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- BELLAIR INC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow proper IFR procedures by not adhering to the published missed approach procedures, which resulted in an in-flight collision with tree-covered terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were a low ceiling, fog, rain, and the insufficient operating standards of company management by allowing unauthorized single pilot instrument flight operations. Additional factors were the pilot's impairment from cocaine, alcohol, and over the counter cold medication, and the FAA's inadequate medical certification of the pilot and follow-up of his known substance abuse problems.
Source: NTSB case ANC04FA063Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.