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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Telluride, CO · January 2, 2000

Date: January 2, 2000 · 09:50 local
Place: Telluride, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N421CF
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN00FA037
Reported as: Cessna 421B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N421CFRegistration cancelled Nov 16, 2000 · Cessna 421BS/N 421B-0513 Airframe modelCessna 421B

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed montrose, CO, on a flight to el paso, Texas. The non-instrument rated private pilot was fatally injured following impact with terrain while maneuvering near Telluride, Colorado. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight approximately 30 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. The aircraft struck the trees with approximately 20 degrees nose down and left wing down approximately 15 degrees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MONTROSE, CO, ON A FLIGHT TO EL PASO, TEXAS. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR TELLURIDE, COLORADO. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREES WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES NOSE DOWN AND LEFT WING DOWN APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES.

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 DEN00FA037Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTelluride, COThe non-instrument rated pilot's intentional flight into IMC, and his subsequent spatial disorientation that resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the snow showers weather condition.Jan 2, 2000 · Destroyed