Mar 30, 2011
Accident
Substantial Pikeville, KY
Injuries2 fatal
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsIMC
OperationFAR 135
Probable Cause
The pilot's flight below the published minimum descent altitude in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's use of nighttime cold medication at doses above therapeutic levels that may have resulted in impairment and posed a hazard to flight safety.
NTSB ERA11FA218