# Accident 20010815025519A: Gulstm 114B, Snowmassvillage, CO, August 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2001, 09:42 local time
- Place: Snowmassvillage, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1967° N, 106.2525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1967&lon=-106.2525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N994JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N994JT-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Commander 114-B (registry code 0145001, https://openairdocs.org/model/commander-114-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 114B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010815025519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 08/15/2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 0942 HOURS A COMMANDER 114-114B, N994JT, CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA BY SNOWMASS VILLAGE, CO. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE FIRE THAT CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE TWO OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS AND ARE STILL IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION. AT THIS TIME NEITHER PERSON CAN COMMUNICATE BECAUSE THEY ARE SEMI-COMATOSE AND ARE ON LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS. THE NTSB AND THE FAA ARE ON HOLD IN THIS INVESTIGATION UNTIL THE RECOVERY OF THE ONLY TWO EYEWITNESSES, WHO CAN THEN ISSUE STATEMENTS. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION CAN BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME IN THE INVESTIGATION AND WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE AMENDED SUBMITTAL.

## 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 DEN01LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA146), Aug 15, 2001: Commander 114-B (N994JT), Snowmass Villag, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the rising terrain for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors include high density altitude conditions, and trees.

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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