Cessna 425 Conquest crash, Dec 16, 1996 (3 killed), Ronko...
Cessna 425 Conquest accident on December 16, 1996 near Ronkonkoma-Long Island-McArthur Field, New York, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: December 16, 1996
- Aircraft: Cessna 425 Conquest
- Location: Ronkonkoma-Long Island-McArthur Field, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's early descent to decision height and failure to fly the missed approach procedure. A factor was air traffic control's failure to issue a safety advisory.
A Cessna 425 flying in from Macon was on an ILS approach to Long Island MacArthur in instrument conditions. The pilot descended to decision height, then stayed at or below it without a missed approach and hit trees and terrain about 1.5 miles from the runway. Air traffic control had four low altitude alerts but did not pass them on. All three people aboard were killed.