Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary BFO86LHD01

GEORGETOWN, DE, USA

Aircraft #1

N13FH

CESSNA 414

Analysis

THE ACFT IMPACTED TREES DURING A VOR APCH AND DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT. THE PLT FLEW THE APCH WITH THE AUTOPILOT COUPLED. THE ALT HOLD AND ALERT WERE SET FOR THE MDA. WHEN VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE ARPT ENVIROMENT WAS ESTABLISHED, THE PLT DISCONNECTED THE ALT HOLD AND BEGAN LOWERING FULL FLAPS. AT THIS TIME THE ELECTRIC TRIM PITCHED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT DOWN AND THE ACFT IMPACTED TREES.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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