Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Aug 4, 2006 (1 killed)
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on August 4, 2006 near Pownal, Vermont, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot mistook the airport's...
- Date: August 4, 2006
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Pownal, Vermont, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot mistook the airport's position for the VOR and started the descent about 6 nautical miles late, leading to controlled flight into rising terrain; low clouds were a contributing factor.
An AirNow Bandeirante ferrying a single pilot from Binghamton to Bennington, Vermont, flew a VOR approach in low cloud. After passing the VOR it held altitude until reaching the airport, then continued outbound and struck rising terrain about 6.5 miles beyond the field. The pilot was killed.