Narrative:
ILS approach to runway 04 with an RVR of 1400 feet. Descended below decision height and collided with powerlines at 70 feet, 6500 feet short of the runway. Minimum RVR for a runway 04 approach was 2400 feet.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
IFR procedure..improper..pilot in command
decision height..not identified..pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition..below approach/landing minimums
object..wire,transmission
accident date: 18-01-1988
type: Hawker Siddeley HS-125-600B
registration: XA-KUT
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 18 January 1988 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley HS-125-600B |
| Operator: | Aero Astra |
| Registration: | XA-KUT |
| MSN: | 256028 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2812 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Viper 601 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX (HOU) ( United States of America)
|
| Crash site elevation: | 14 m (46 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Laredo International Airport, TX (LRD/KLRD), United States of America |
| Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX (HOU/KHOU), United States of America |
ILS approach to runway 04 with an RVR of 1400 feet. Descended below decision height and collided with powerlines at 70 feet, 6500 feet short of the runway. Minimum RVR for a runway 04 approach was 2400 feet.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
IFR procedure..improper..pilot in command
decision height..not identified..pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition..below approach/landing minimums
object..wire,transmission
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 18-01-1988
type: Hawker Siddeley HS-125-600B
registration: XA-KUT
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Laredo International Airport, TX to Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX as the crow flies is 468 km (292 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Laredo International Airport, TX to Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX as the crow flies is 468 km (292 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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