Beechcraft 300/F N82

Summary

On 26 October 1993 at about 19:52 local time, a Beechcraft 300/F registered N82, operated by Federal Aviation Admin, was involved in an accident near Front Royal, Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 October 1993 at 19:52

Classification

Accident

Location

Front Royal, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

38.9206, -78.1804

Aircraft

Beechcraft 300/F

Registration

N82

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Federal Aviation Admin

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winchester → Newport News

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA94GA010

3 people died.

the failure of the pilot-in-command to ensure that the airplane remained in visual meteorological conditions over mountainous terrain, and the failure of the Federal Aviation Administration executives and managers responsible for the FAA flying program to: 1)establish effective and accountable leadership and oversight of flying operations; 2)establish minimum mission and operational performance standards; 3)recognize and address performance-related problems among the organization's pilots; and 4) remove from flight operations duty pilots who were not performing to standards.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane was flying at 2,000 feet in the vicinity of high terrain when the airplane entered IMC conditions. The airplane struck the high terrain near the LINDEN VOR, while the PIC was awaiting an IFR clearance.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.