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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Cortez, CO · March 29, 1991

Date
March 29, 1991 · 11:25 local
Place
Cortez, CO
Airport
Cortez-Montezuma County
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3851C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN91FA056
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
530 total40 in this make and model10 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.

Off course VOR inbound,hit rising mesa terrain. No wx briefing. Below minimum,low time in type and low IFR experience

As the FAA filed it

OFF COURSE VOR INBOUND,HIT RISING MESA TERRAIN.NO WX BRIEFING.BELOW MINIMUM,LOW TIME IN TYPE AND LOW IFR EXPERIENCE

NTSB investigation

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