ATL87FA029

Factual narrative

THE FLT DEPARTED ROCHESTER, NY, AND RECEIVED AND IFR CLEARANCE. THE FLT AND ATC HANDLING WERE NORMAL. THE PLT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS RWY 33 APCH TO WINSTON-SALEM, NC. THE FLT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE FINAL APCH BUT COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE ARPT. THE WRECKAGE EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY ACFT FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS. BOTH THE ACFT AND CREW WRE PROPERLY CERTIFIED AND CURRENT FOR THIS FLT. THE REPORTED WX MINIMUMS FOR THIS APCH ARE 200 FT CEILING AND 1/2 MILE VIS. THE WX WAS AT MINIMUMS. THE APCH FACILITIES WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE GLIDE SLOPE PROFILE THROUGHOUT THE APCH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12