Accident · 1997-12-21

NTSB case FTW98FA074 · Beech A100 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1997-12-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Beech A100 (N100BE)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Aviation Charter Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AVIATION CHARTER, INC.

Probable cause

Failure of the pilot to follow IFR Procedures and maintain the minimum descent altitude (MDA). A related factor was fog.

Source: NTSB case FTW98FA074

Flight 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.

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