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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Lear 24A · Eagle, CO · March 27, 1987

Date
March 27, 1987 · 20:45 local
Place
Eagle, CO
Airport
Eagle County
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CKSA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N31SK
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87NA086
Reported as
Lear 24A
Reported engine
GE CJ6106
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
19,275 total2,000 in this make and model142 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.

Flew into the side of a mountain at night on a circling approach. Clouds in area. Pilots charts didnt show mountain

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN AT NIGHT ON A CIRCLING APPROACH. CLOUDS IN AREA. PILOTS CHARTS DIDNT SHOW 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.