Accident · 1991-11-16
What the record says
- Event date
- 1991-11-16
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 208B (N951FE)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Baron Aviation Services, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- BARON AVIATION SERVICES INC.
Probable cause
THE PILOTS FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES PROCEDURES BY DISREGARDING THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE FOR THE APPROACH AND FAILING TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY.
Source: NTSB case ATL92FA024Flight 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.