What happened
On April 15, 2001, at approximately 13:15 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-36, registration HK2245, was performing a general aviation flight from El Dorado toward Caucasia. The flight initially followed an instrument route via W 36/W 23 to the BUTAL intersection. Upon reaching that point, the pilot transitioned to Visual Flight Rules (VFR) conditions to descend toward the destination. During the final approach, the aircraft crashed approximately three miles from the Caucasia runway.
The investigation
The preliminary investigation established that the aircraft was destroyed in the impact. The single occupant, the pilot, sustained one fatality. The investigation noted that the aircraft was operating under non-commercial, general aviation parameters. Due to the timing of the report, the investigation into the specific circumstances of the crash was not immediately initiated, and the preliminary findings were formally processed for record-keeping in June 2005.