Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor crash, Jun 14, 2004 (1 killed)
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor accident on June 14, 2004 near Kodiak, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot's failure to follow the published...
- Date: June 14, 2004
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
- Location: Kodiak, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot's failure to follow the published missed approach procedure, resulting in collision with tree-covered terrain in low ceiling, fog and rain. Contributing factors included an unauthorized single-pilot IFR operation, pilot impairment, and inadequate FAA medical oversight.
A Bellair C-45 Expeditor on a cargo flight from Anchorage was held in a holding pattern at Kodiak, then cleared for the ILS approach. It did not reach the airport, and the wreckage was later found on a tree-covered island after the pilot apparently flew below the minimums and hit terrain. The pilot was the only occupant and died.