Chicago and Southern Airlines, Inc., Flight 804 of October 21, 1971, crashed at approximately 1220 central daylight time while executing an instrument approach to the Greater Peoria Airport, Peoria, Illinois. All of the 16 persons on board received fatal injuries. The aircraft made initial contact with powerlines which cross the midpoint of the instrument final approach course, approximately 2 miles west of Runway 12 of the Greater Peoria Airport. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was that the pilot knowingly descended below the Minimum Descent Altitude in an attempt to complete the approach by means of visual reference to ground objects. Because of minimal visibility and low clouds in the approach zone, the aircraft was operated at an altitude too low to provide clearance over the powerlines. (Author)
Aircraft Accident Report. Chicago and Southern Airlines, Inc. Beech E18S (ATECO Westwind II) N51CS, Peoria, Illinois, October 21, 1971
1972
30 pages
Report
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English