# Accident 20030319003629A: Beech E90, Kremmling, CO, March 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2003, 19:30 local time
- Place: Kremmling, CO
- Airport: Mc Elroy Airfield Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OGQA
- Location: 40.0433° N, 106.3500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0433&lon=-106.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711TZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711TZ-2005-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,564 total, 212 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030319003629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER DIVERTING FROM THE ORIGINAL IFR FLIGHT PLAN (KGJT-KSBS) AND ARRIVING AT KREMMLING, CO (20V) IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS CANCELLED, AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A CROSSWIND FLYOVER OF THE AIRPORT TO VERIFY WINDS. THE PILOT THEN STARTED TO MAKE LEFT TURNS FOR A DOWNWIND ON RUNWAY 27. THE APPROACH CHART CLEARLY SHOWS RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 27 AT THIS AIRPORT. UPON TURNING LEFT BASE AT @ 8400 MSL, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SLIGHTLY SLOPING TERRAIN AT 120 KIAS. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST WITH THE CABIN INTACT. ALL 3 OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES (SMALL CUTS, BRUISES, ETC). THE CREW CONTACTED LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND WERE RESCUED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MAIN CABIN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON MARCH 19, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 MST, N711TZ A BEECHCRAFT MODEL E90 COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE ON APPROACH TO MCELROY FIELD IN KREMMLING, COLORADO (20V). THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS ABOARD THE FLIGHT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPE                                                                        RATED ON AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE FLIGHT UNDER FAR PART 135. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE MISTAKENLY SET-UP TO FLY A LEFT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27, INSTEAD OF THE RIGHT APPROACH PRESCRIBED ON THE APPROACH CHARTS. THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN INTO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS LIGHT CLOUDS, WHICH WAS IN FACT SNOW ON THE SURFACE OF A MOUNTAIN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.

## 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 DEN03LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA053), Mar 20, 2003: Beech E-90 (N711TZ), Kremmling, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning and his failure to maintain safe clearance from the high terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the high terrain and the dark night.

## Other reports on N711TZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880418018579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880418018579I), Apr 18, 1988: Beech E90 (N711TZ), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft with his wing tip while taxiing for takeoff.

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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