TRAGEDY STRIKES IN A FAMILIAR SETTING

摘要

In November 1993, a Mooney 201 was destroyed and its two occupants fatally injured when the pilot lost control in IMC at night during an ILS approach to Providence, R.I. During the four-hour flight from Michigan, the Mooney's vacuum pump failed while the flight was still in good VMC conditions. The pilot, however, elected to continue the flight despite being told by controllers that he would be entering IMC conditions prior to arriving at Providence. The airplane crashed during its second attempt at the ILS.