Accident · 1999-05-08

NTSB case NYC99FA110 · Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1999-05-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B (N232AE)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: American Eagle Airlines Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's failure to perform a missed approach as required by his company procedures. Factors were the pilot-in-command's improper in-flight decisions, the pilot-in-command's failure to comply with FAA regulations and company procedures, inadequate crew coordination, and fatigue.

Source: NTSB case NYC99FA110

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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