Accident · 2006-08-04

NTSB case NYC06MA192 · Embraer 110P1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-08-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Embraer 110P1 (N59BA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: BUSINESS AIR INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Business Air, Inc.

Probable cause

The pilot's misinterpretation of the airplane's position relative to the final approach fix, which resulted in the displacement of the descent profile by 6 nautical miles and the subsequent controlled flight into rising terrain. Contributing to the accident were the low clouds.

Source: NTSB case NYC06MA192

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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