Raytheon Corporate Jets BE-200 N208MS

Summary

On 5 October 1999 at about 09:45 local time, a Raytheon Corporate Jets BE-200 registered N208MS, operated by Shorline Aviation, was involved in an accident near Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 October 1999 at 09:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Harriman-and-West (AQW)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Raytheon Corporate Jets BE-200

Registration

N208MS

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Shorline Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Adams → Lewisburg

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

NYC00FA006

2 people died.

The pilot-in-command's failure comply with an air traffic control clearance which resulted in a collision with terrain. A factor in this accident was clouds.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pre-takeoff instrument flight rules clearance for the flight called for the airplane to climb and maintain 5,000 feet, and to expect flight level 220, 10 minutes after departure. The clearance was read back correctly by a member of the flight crew. Shortly after takeoff, a member of the flight crew asked air traffic control for a higher altitude, and then stated 'uh, you want us at twenty two hundred.' The approach controller transmitted 'should be at five thousand;' however, there were no further transmissions from the airplane. The airplane wreckage was located at an elevation of about 2,300 feet, approximately 4.8 miles west of the departure airport. The airplane impacted wooded up-sloping terrain. Several broken trees were observed, which led to the beginning of the debris path. The trees were broken at about the same height. A weather observation taken at an airport about 12 miles north-northwest of the accident site, about the time of the accident included: few Clouds at 300 feet and a ceiling of 1,700 feet overcast.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.