ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193378
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| Date: | Monday 6 February 2017 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft F90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N246CA |
| MSN: | LA-27 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8639 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A/60A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport (KPOF), Poplar Bluff, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Shreveport, LA (DTN) |
| Poplar Bluff, MO (POF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during an instrument meteorological conditions flight, he chose to accomplish an area navigation approach. He reported that he descended to his minimum descent altitude of 800 ft, decreased the airspeed, and began looking outside the cockpit for the runway. He recalled that the visibility was 3/4 mile, and that, about 20 seconds later, the airplane struck tree tops. The pilot immediately executed the missed approach procedure and made an approach to an alternate airport. The right wing sustained substantial damage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s descent below the minimum descent altitude during a nonprecision approach, which resulted in a tree strike.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=246CA
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N246CA
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2017 17:12 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Sep-2017 19:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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