# Accident 20010329039249A: Gulstm G1159A, Aspen, CO, March 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2001, 19:01 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ABFA
- Location: 39.1909° N, 106.8204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1909&lon=-106.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303GA-2002-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American G-1159A (registry code 3970109, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-g-1159a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR (registry code 54523, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-spey-mk-511sr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G1159A
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 18
- Pilot flight hours: 9,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA01MA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01MA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010329039249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N303GA COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN 4 MILES FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 15 AT ASPEN-PITKIN COUNTY AIRPORT WHILE ON APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE THE AIRPORT AND 13 DEGREES TO RIGHT OF CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 15.

## 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 DCA01MA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01MA034), Mar 30, 2001: Grumman Gulfstream III (N303GA), Aspen, CO, destroyed, 18 fatal. Probable cause: the flight crew's operation of the airplane below the minimum descent altitude without an appropriate visual reference for the runway. Contributing to the cause of the accident were the Federal…

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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