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282 Foggy Night: Unraveling the crash of a Cessna Citation 550 jet at French Valley in Southern California

Aviation News Talk – Pilot Stories, Safety Tips & General Aviation News

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The French Valley Airport Flight Crew Didn't Ask for the Approach Control Frequency

The crew didn't know the field had gone IFR until they got relatively close to their destination. The weather reported at 4.55 AM, 3 minutes before their first missed approach, was wind's calm and visibility 3 quarters of a mile. But the minimums for the approach are 7 eighths of a mile visibility and 1600 feet MSL,. which is 250 feet AGL.

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