Beechcraft F90 N246CA

Summary

On 6 February 2017 at about 22:00 local time, a Beechcraft F90 registered N246CA was involved in an accident near Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States. 2 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

6 February 2017 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Poplar Bluff Muni (POF)

Coordinates

36.7739, -90.3247

Aircraft

Beechcraft F90

Registration

N246CA

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shreveport → Poplar Bluff

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA150

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s descent below the minimum descent altitude during a nonprecision approach, which resulted in a tree strike.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during an instrument meteorological conditions flight, he chose to accomplish an area navigation approach. He reported that he descended to his minimum descent altitude of 800 ft, decreased the airspeed, and began looking outside the cockpit for the runway. He recalled that the visibility was 3/4 mile, and that, about 20 seconds later, the airplane struck tree tops. The pilot immediately executed the missed approach procedure and made an approach to an alternate airport. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.