Accident Details
The flight departed Jackson, Mississippi, under an IFR flight plan to McComb, Mississippi. The pilot had received a weather briefing by radio before departure. During the arrival phase at McComb, the aircraft was conducting an ILS localizer approach to runway 15. While on the approach, the aircraft contacted trees approximately 2,900 feet from the approach end of the runway. The trees were 50 to 60 feet tall, and the ground elevation in that area was about 400 feet MSL. The minimum descent altitude (MDA) for the approach was 800 feet MSL.
The initial impact occurred along the extended centerline of the approach. Following the initial impact, the aircraft continued for about 630 feet before coming to rest in a wooded area approximately 400 feet left of the centerline.
Weather Conditions
Weather at McComb at the time of the accident was instrument flight rules (IFR) with an indefinitely obscured ceiling at zero feet, visibility of one-half mile in fog, and wind from 160 degrees at 7 knots.
Investigation
Investigators examined the wreckage and found no indication of a malfunction or failure of the engines. No other systems anomalies were reported.