19921031044509A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-42 · Grand Junction, CO · October 31, 1992

Date: October 31, 1992 · 08:15 local
Place: Grand Junction, CO
Airport: Walker Field
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: TIMA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N250TJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN93FA009
Reported as: Piper PA42
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A41
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,700 total225 in the last 90 days

N250TJRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2013 · Piper PA-42S/N 42-8001024 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-42 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Strayed off course on ILS approach. Descended and impacted cloud obscured mesa. Report erroneous signal prior crash

As the FAA filed it

STRAYED OFF COURSE ON ILS APPROACH. DESCENDED AND IMPACTED CLOUD OBSCURED MESA. REPORT ERRONEOUS SIGNAL PRIOR CRASH

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN93FA009Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrand Junction, COImproper IFR procedure and resultant disorientation which resulted in a collision with terrain.Oct 31, 1992 · Destroyed