19781204044799A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC6300 · Steamboat Sprin, CO · December 4, 1978

Date
December 4, 1978
Place
Steamboat Sprin, CO
Phase of flight
Descent
Operator
RMA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N25RM
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA79AA003
Reported as
Dhav DHC6300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
7,339 total3,904 in this make and model203 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Weather exceeded aircraft capability to maintain flight hit mountain 10530FT MSL.

As the FAA filed it

WEATHER EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT CAPABILITY TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT HIT MOUNTAIN 10530FT MSL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.