Beechcraft 1900D N854CA

Summary

On 21 January 1998 at about 01:30 local time, a Beechcraft 1900D registered N854CA was involved in an accident near Saranac Lake, New York, United States. 12 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 January 1998 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Saranac Lake, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Saranac Lake Adirondack (SLK)

Coordinates

44.3206, -74.1290

Aircraft

Beechcraft 1900D

Registration

N854CA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albany → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

IAD98LA023

Nobody was injured.

The inadequate snow removal from the runway by airport personnel which left a snow bank extending onto the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the night landing on a snow covered runway, the twin-turboprop airplane drifted left into deeper snow, struck a snow bank and came to a stop. The flightcrew had been informed that the runway was cleared to its full width of 150 feet, with 1/4 inch of snow over patches of ice. Post-accident observation of the runway revealed that there were snow banks 2 to 4 feet high on both sides, and snow extended from both sides inward for about 20 feet, at a depth of 4 to 6 inches. A snow bank also extended out from a taxiway approximately 20 feet onto the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.