Cessna 401 crash, Jan 8, 1996 (3 killed), Spokane-Intl (G...
Cessna 401 accident on January 8, 1996 near Spokane-Intl (Geiger Field), Washington, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to follow...
- Date: January 8, 1996
- Aircraft: Cessna 401
- Location: Spokane-Intl (Geiger Field), Washington, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to follow proper IFR procedures, losing localizer alignment and/or not flying the missed approach. Darkness, weather and pressure to complete the EMS flight were contributing factors.
An air ambulance flight from Pasco to Spokane was on an ILS approach at night in fog. The aircraft drifted off the localizer without a distress call, struck a pole and then a building, and burned. Three of the four people on board were killed, and the paramedic survived.