Date:	Friday 4 August 2006
Time:	09:18
Type:	Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante
Owner/operator:	AirNow
Registration:	N59BA
MSN:	110396
Year of manufacture:	1982
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	8 km E of Bennington-William H. Morse State Airport, VT -   United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	Binghamton Airport, NY (BGM/KBGM)
Destination airport:	Bennington-William H. Morse State Airport, VT (KDDH)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
AirNow Flight 59 departed Binghamton (BGM) about 08:20 for a flight to the company base at Bennington (KDDH) where it was to undergo maintenance. The pilot climbed to the cruising altitude of 9000 feet. At 08:40 the descent for Bennington was started. The pilot was cleared for a VOR runway 13 approach. This approach was aborted because of poor visibility conditions. (The METAR at 08:54 local time at Bennington included a report of light rain with 5-7 oktas clouds at 500 feet and 8 oktas overcast clouds at 1300 feet.) The airplane then rejoined the approach course, at 3,400 feet, inbound to the VOR. It subsequently passed over the VOR, on course, about 3,400 feet, but instead of descending, maintained that altitude until reaching the airport. At the airport, the airplane began a descent. The airplane continued to travel outbound from the airport, along the same course, until last radar contact. The Bandeirante flew into tree-covered, rising terrain at an elevation of approximately 2,100 feet.

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."

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