# Accident 20111203029429A: Socata TB21, Silverton, CO, December 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2011, 13:37 local time
- Place: Silverton, CO
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8269° N, 107.6750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8269&lon=-107.6750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25153, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25153-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB21 (registry code 8680697, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB21
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111203029429A

## Narrative

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

N25153 DEPARTED 00C APPROX. 1330 CONTACTED ZDV AND REQUESTED FLIGHT FOLLOWING TO ASE. THE CONTROLLER ISSUED A DISCEET CODE 1430 RADAR IDENTIFIED N25153 AND VERIFIED A/C AT FL200. THE CONTROLLER ASKED IF THE PILOT WAS CAPABLE AND QUALIFIED FOR IFR FLIGHT, PILOT RESPONDED HE WAS NOT. CONTROLLER ASKED PILOT TO DESCEND TO AN ALTITUDE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR VFR. PILOT SAID AS SOON AS I CAN, NOT AT CURRENT ALTITUDE HAVE TO GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. DEBRIS FROM A/C LOCATED, THE A/C HAD NOT BEEN FOUND, NOR PILOT OR PAX'S UNTIL RESCUE ATTEMPTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

## 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 CEN12FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA098), Dec 3, 2011: Socata TB21 (N25153), Silverton, CO, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to embark on a flight through forecasted instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his subsequent flight into IMC, which resulted in the pilot’s…

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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