19891216051339A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 35-A33 · Denver, CO · December 16, 1989

Date
December 16, 1989 · 13:40 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Centennial Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N477T
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90FA033
Reported as
Beech 35A33
Reported engine
Continental IO470K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,554 total63 in this make and model12 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.

Lost orientation on ILS approach and descended into a valley upslope. Lacked recent IFR experience. No biennial.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ORIENTATION ON ILS APPROACH AND DESCENDED INTO A VALLEY UPSLOPE. LACKED RECENT IFR EXPERIENCE. NO BIENNIAL.

NTSB investigation

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