Narrative:The Beech 200, N80RT, impacted terrain during a missed approach from runway 30 at Moorhead Municipal Airport (JKJ), Minnesota, USA. The pilot initiated a missed approach after losing visual reference of the runway environment during the final segment of a GPS instrument approach. The airplane impacted a field about 0.5 miles short of runway 30. The pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries and five passengers were uninjured. The airplane received substantial damage.
The aircraft departed from Baudette Airport at 17:14 hours local time and was on approach to Moorhead Municipal Airport's runway 30 at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to attain a positive climb rate during an attempted missed approach in night instrument meteorological conditions that were at/near approach minimums, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 287 days (10 months) | Accident number: | CEN17LA043 | Download report: | Summary report
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Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
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METAR Weather report:
00:14 UTC / 18:14 local time:
KJKJ 240014Z AUTO 33005KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 01/01 A3010 RMK AO223:34 UTC / 17:34 local time:
KJKJ 232334Z AUTO 35007KT 3/4SM BR OVC003 01/00 A3010 RMK AO223:54 UTC / 17:54 local time:
KJKJ 232354Z AUTO 35007KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 01/01 A3010 RMK AO2
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Distance from Baudette Airport, MN to Moorhead Municipal Airport, MN as the crow flies is 258 km (161 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.