19821227066949A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 404CESSNA · Aspen, CO · December 27, 1982

Date
December 27, 1982 · 07:43 local
Place
Aspen, CO
Airport
Aspen Pitkin Co
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5301J
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FA040
Reported as
Cessna 404CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total18 in this make and model0 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.

Made premature liftoff in a stall mush condition. Failed to obtain climb speed or lower nose. Hit a mountainside.

As the FAA filed it

MADE PREMATURE LIFTOFF IN A STALL MUSH CONDITION. FAILED TO OBTAIN CLIMB SPEED OR LOWER NOSE. HIT A MOUNTAINSIDE.

NTSB investigation

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