Beechcraft 99 Airliner crash, Dec 29, 2006, Rapid City
Beechcraft 99 Airliner accident on December 29, 2006 near Rapid City, South Dakota, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure to...
- Date: December 29, 2006
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 99 Airliner
- Location: Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure, which led to loss of altitude and terrain clearance during the approach at night. The night lighting conditions were a contributing factor.
A Beechcraft 99 cargo flight from Pierre was on a night instrument approach to Rapid City when it struck the ground about seven miles short of the airport. The pilot had used an unpublished route to join the final approach instead of the published procedure. Flight checks of the localizer and glideslope were satisfactory, and the crew member survived.