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FAA accident report · Cessna 182B · Wolf Creek Pass, CO · May 2, 1999

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Date
May 2, 1999 · 13:40 local
Place
Wolf Creek Pass, CO
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2424G
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN99FA072
Reported as
Cessna 182B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
N2424GRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2013 · Cessna 182BS/N 51724 · Built 1958Airframe modelCessna 182BEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft was reported missing and had been the subject of an alnot since 5/2/99THE acft wreckage was located on 5/4/99, and the 2 POB are assumed to hav e suffered fatal injuries, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) on may 2, 1999, approx. 1340 MDT, a Cessna 182B, N2424G, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it collided with the terrain while in cruise flight 10 miles northeast of pagosa springs, Colorado. The instrument rated commercial pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. A VFR flight plan had been filed for the personal cross-country flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated from front range airport, watkins, CO. At approx. 1215. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site. On scene investigation indicates that the aircraft impacted the east side of pagosa peak (elevation 12,369) at the 11,000 level along a 37 degree inclining slope 2.2 miles west of wolfcreek Pass. All major aircraft components were accounted for, with the exception of the propeller. Several witnesses who were driving through the Pass near the time of the accident stated they were unable to view the peaks of the Pass due due to low-level clouds.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS REPORTED MISSING AND HAD BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN ALNOT SINCE 5/2/99THE ACFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ON 5/4/99, AND THE 2 POB ARE ASSUMED TO HAV E SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON MAY 2, 1999, APPROX. 1340 MDT, A CESSNA 182B, N2424G, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF PAGOSA SPRINGS, COLORADO. THE INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FRONT RANGE AIRPORT, WATKINS, CO. AT APPROX. 1215. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE EAST SIDE OF PAGOSA PEAK (ELEVATION 12,369) AT THE 11,000 LEVEL ALONG A 37 DEGREE INCLINING SLOPE 2.2 MILES WEST OF WOLFCREEK PASS. ALL MAJOR AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS WERE ACCOUNTED FOR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PROPELLER. SEVERAL WITNESSES WHO WERE DRIVING THROUGH THE PASS NEAR THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO VIEW THE PEAKS OF THE PASS DUE DUE TO LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS.

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 DEN99FA072Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPagosa Springs, COThe pilot's disregard of the adverse weather forecast, and his flight into known adverse weather by flying into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors were the existing weather conditions that included low ceilings, obscuration, and icing conditions,…May 2, 1999 · Destroyed