19830215004029A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 340A · Aspen, CO · February 15, 1983

Date
February 15, 1983 · 08:13 local
Place
Aspen, CO
Airport
Sardy
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N33340
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FA059
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,193 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

After takeoff aircraft entered clouds and crashed at 9000 ft. level of 11110 ft mountain.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT ENTERED CLOUDS AND CRASHED AT 9000 FT. LEVEL OF 11110 FT MOUNTAIN.

NTSB investigation

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