Scott City - Goodland
Flight / Schedule
Scott City - Goodland
Aircraft
Mitsubishi MU-300 DiamondRegistration
N710MB
MSN
78
Year of Manufacture
1984
Operator
Whitham Farms Feed YardDate
December 15, 1993 at 01:05 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Goodland Kansas
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
39.3508°, -101.7102°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On December 15, 1993 at 01:05 PM, Scott City - Goodland experienced a crash involving Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond, operated by Whitham Farms Feed Yard, with the event recorded near Goodland Kansas.
The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The flight was cleared for the ILS approach to runway 30. The flying pilot was the pilot-in-command. According to the cockpit voice recorder transcripts, the flying pilot had difficulty making a stabilized approach. During the initial descent the airplane entered an overspeed condition and the airplane flew through the localizer. During his attempt to re-establish the airplane on the localizer, the pilot allowed the airspeed to decrease to the point where the prestall 'stick-shaker' activated. The stick shaker continued until the airplane departed controlled flight and impacted terrain. No evidence of any preimpact mechanical anomalies were discovered during the investigation. All three occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration N710MB, MSN 78, year of manufacture 1984.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.3508°, -101.7102°.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
2
Passengers
1
Other
0
Crash Summary
The flight was cleared for the ILS approach to runway 30. The flying pilot was the pilot-in-command. According to the cockpit voice recorder transcripts, the flying pilot had difficulty making a stabilized approach. During the initial descent the airplane entered an overspeed condition and the airplane flew through the localizer. During his attempt to re-establish the airplane on the localizer, the pilot allowed the airspeed to decrease to the point where the prestall 'stick-shaker' activated. The stick shaker continued until the airplane departed controlled flight and impacted terrain. No evidence of any preimpact mechanical anomalies were discovered during the investigation. All three occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
1
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Scott City - Goodland
Operator
Whitham Farms Feed YardFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
Aircraft Details
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