Cessna 441 Conquest crash, Nov 11, 1985 (5 killed), Latro...
Cessna 441 Conquest accident on November 11, 1985 near Latrobe-Arnold Palmer-Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: November 11, 1985
- Aircraft: Cessna 441 Conquest
- Location: Latrobe-Arnold Palmer-Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Nonprecision NDB approach flown below minimums in fog, with the aircraft off course when it struck a ridge; no pre-impact aircraft defect was found (NTSB narrative via ASN).
Cessna 441 Conquest II N59MD of Hy Flight Associates was flying from Rockford to Derry, Pennsylvania on 11 November 1985. It attempted a nonprecision NDB approach to runway 23 in fog below minimums, struck a ridge about 4 miles past the NDB and 2 miles left of course, and all five aboard died.