Official Report
The official report states the causes of the accident were:
- Very low flyover height, lower than surrounding obstacles.
- Very low speed, slowing down to reach maximum possible angle of attack.
- Engines at minimum idle flight power.
- Late application of go-around power.
This combination led to the impact of the aircraft with the trees.
The Commission assumed that if the descent below 100 feet was not deliberate, it might have resulted from failure to take proper account of the visual and aural information intended to give the height of the aircraft.
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