Beechcraft 1900C crash, Jan 4, 1999, Saint-Augustin
Beechcraft 1900C accident on January 4, 1999 near Saint-Augustin, Quebec, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: The captain continued descent below the MDA...
- Date: January 4, 1999
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 1900C
- Location: Saint-Augustin, Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain continued descent below the MDA without establishing visual contact with the required references, with crew coordination, briefing and SOP failures, and a company culture of using GPWS to approach the ground. Contributing factors included whiteout and inadequate oversight.
A RegionnAir Beechcraft 1900C on an IFR scheduled flight from Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon to Saint-Augustin descended below minimum descent altitude in snow and low ceiling during a non-precision approach. The aircraft struck the frozen surface of the Saint-Augustin River after a GPWS minimums alarm sounded. All 12 occupants escaped without injury, although the aircraft was heavily damaged.