Embraer 110P1 accident near Pownal, VT
On August 4, 2006, an Embraer 110P1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pownal, VT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 4, 2006
- Place
- Pownal, VT
- Aircraft
- Embraer 110P1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.805°N, 73.157°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060822X01221
Official records · NYC06MA192
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Excerpts, FAA ATC Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 1 - 2 Radar Plot for RLR59 into Bennington, VT: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 2 - Figure 1: Accident Aircraft's altitudes on the second approach over the William H. Morse Airport,: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 4, 2006, at 0918 eastern daylight time, an Embraer 110P1, N59BA, operated by Business Air, Inc., doing business as AirNow, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain in Pownal, Vermont. The certificated airline transport pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed for the flight, from Greater Binghamton/Edwin A. Link Field (BGM), Binghamton, New York, to William H. Morse State Airport (DDH), Bennington, Vermont. The positioning flight was being conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to company personnel, the airplane was en route to the company's headquarters at Morse State Airport to undergo scheduled maintenance. Company flight followers reported that the pilot had attempted one, very high frequency omni-directional range (VOR) runway (RWY) 13 approach to minimums, but had not been able to land and was attempting a second approach when contact was lost. The VOR RWY 13 approach procedure called for the pilot to maintain a minimum of 3,400 feet above mean sea level (msl) until passing over the Cambridge VOR. It then provided for a descent, along a 160-degree magnetic course, to 1,880 feet msl [1,062 feet above ground level (agl)], to a missed approach point, defined as 6 nautical miles beyond the VOR. The missed approach point was also defined by timing. The missed approach procedure included a climbing left turn to 3,400 feet msl, and back to the VOR. A review of the Albany Approach Control, East Feeder Sector voice c
Probable cause
The pilot's misinterpretation of the airplane's position relative to the final approach fix, which resulted in the displacement of the descent profile by 6 nautical miles and the subsequent controlled flight into rising terrain. Contributing to the accident were the low clouds.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
