# Accident 20071004832499A: Raythe C90A, Pagosa Springs, CO, October 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2007, 23:17 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DYVA
- Location: 37.1836° N, 106.5844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1836&lon=-106.5844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N590GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N590GM-2011-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon C90A (registry code 7150004, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-c90a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHE C90A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A21
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 12,650 total, 84 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071004832499A

## Narrative

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

PLAN TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT ALL FIXED WING EMS FLIGHT OPERATE UNER IFR FLIGHT PLANS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PATIENT PICKUP.

## 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 DEN08FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA003), Oct 5, 2007: Raytheon C90A (N590GM), Pagosa Springs, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, improper in-flight planning and decision making, the…

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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