Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Bush Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Augusta, Georgia 30906
Saturday, August 7, 1993 15:15 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS APPROACH TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. WHILE MANEUVERING FOR THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY (THUNDERSTORMS). THE PILOT WAS QUESTIONED BY THE TOWER CONCERNING HIS POSITION ON THE APPROACH COURSE. THE TOWER RADAR PLACED THE FLIGHT'S POSITION 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE EAST OF THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON THE LOCALIZER. SUBSEQUENT FUNCTIONAL CHECKS OF THE ILS SYSTEM BY AIR WAYS FACILITIES, FAILED TO REVEAL A PROBLEM WITH THE ILS APPROACH SYSTEM. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT ONE AND ONE HALF MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT AND ONE HALF MILE EAST OF THE APPROACH COURSE. WEATHER REPORTS RECORDED LEVEL FOUR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. WRECKAGE EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS PROVIDED THE PILOT WITH CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE AIRPORT THROUGHOUT THE FINAL MINUTES OF THE FLIGHT, THEREFORE THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NEAR AND AT THE AIRPORT.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY EVALUATE INFLIGHT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A THUNDERSTORM.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 8/7/1993 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1515 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | AUGUSTA |
| Event State | GEORGIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 30906 |
| Event Date Year | 1993 |
| Event Date Month | 8 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | BUSH FIELD |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | AGS |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 10 |
| Airport Elevation | 145 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1520 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 10 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | AGS |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 143 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 2 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 1100 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 1100 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 2000 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 2 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 23 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 22 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 310 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 6 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 22 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 575 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 4 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 4 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1571 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Aug 7 1993 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1600 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 11 2000 1:33PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N90BP |
| NTSB Number | ATL93FA143 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BEECH |
| Aircraft Model | C-90 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | C-90 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | LJ-718 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 9705 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 5 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | AAIP |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jun 18 1993 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 59 |
| Airframe Hours | 3301 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | AIR MEDICAL LEASING |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 1209 ORAMGE ST |
| Aircraft Owner City | WILMINGTON |
| Aircraft Owner State | DE |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 19801 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | CRITICAL CARE MEDFLIGHT |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 500 BRISCOE BLVD |
| Operator City | LAWRENCEVILLE |
| Operator State | GA |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 30245 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Non-scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | 15J |
| Departure City | ADEL |
| Departure State | GA |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1423 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 17 |
| Runway Length | 8000 |
| Runway Width | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |