# Accident 19930429011419A: Beech 58, Telluride, CO, April 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1993, 04:15 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9404° N, 107.9009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9404&lon=-107.9009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5650N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5650N-1998-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO550C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,650 total, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930429011419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW INTO SIDE OF SNOW COVERED MOUNTAIN. WEATHER VFR. DARK NIGHT. PILOT FATIGUE MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN93FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA052), Apr 29, 1993: Beech 58 (N5650N), Telluride, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO PLAN AND/OR ASSURE SELECTION OF AN ALTITUDE/COURSE COMBINATION THAT WOULD PROVIDE TERRAIN CLEARANCE, AND FAILURE OF THE OTHER (SECOND) PILOT TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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