During the final approach completed by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls. At an altitude of 200 feet, the pilot-in-command lost sight of the runway and decided to attempt a go-around when the airplane struck obstacles and crashed short of runway. Two crew members were killed while two others were injured.
Probable cause (official findings): The accident was probably caused by the combination of the following factors: - The pilot-in-command continued under VFR mode into adverse weather conditions, - Delayed in initiating go-around, - Downdrafts, - Obstruction to vision, - Blowing snow, - Pilot lost visual reference due to blowing snow.