Crash location | 44.416670°N, 74.183330°W |
Nearest city | Gabriels, NY
44.431997°N, 74.180989°W 1.1 miles away |
Tail number | N55000 |
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Accident date | 03 Jan 1992 |
Aircraft type | Beech 02(AF) Beech 1900C(NTSB) |
Additional details: | None |
FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO ESTABLISH A STABILIZED APPROACH, HIS INADEQUATE CROSS-CHECK OF INSTRUMENTS, HIS DESCENT BELOW SPECIFIED MINIMUM ALTITUDE AT THE FINAL APPROACH FIX, AND FAILURE OF THE COPILOT TO MONITOR THE APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE PRECIPITATION STATIC INTERFERENCE, CAUSED BY INADEQUATE GROUNDING BETWEEN THE RADOME AND FUSELAGE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN UNRELIABLE GLIDE SLOPE INDICATIONS.