# NTSB Accident DCA94MA022
> **JETSTREAM BA-3100** · 1993-12-02 · HIBBING, MN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA94MA022
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13847
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-12-02
- **Location:** HIBBING, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.399787, -92.940635
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 18
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 18
## Aircraft
- **Make:** JETSTREAM
- **Model:** BA-3100
- **Registration:** N334PX
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE CAPTAIN'S ACTIONS THAT LED TO A BREAKDOWN IN CREW COORDINATION AND THE LOSS OF ALTITUDE AWARENESS BY THE FLIGHTCREW DURING AN UNSTABILIZED APPROACH IN NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE FAILURE OF THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED DEFICIENCIES IN AIRMANSHIP AND CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OF THE CAPTAIN; THE FAILURE OF THE COMPANY TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT A WIDESPREAD, UNAPPROVED PRACTICE DURING INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES; AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE AND OVERSIGHT OF THE AIR CARRIER. (NTSB REPORT AAR-94/05)

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