- Date
- November 27, 1977
- Place
- Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 6 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1682TCessna 414
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771127040709A
- Case key
- 144235
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4211 77/11/27 NR.ASPEN,CO CESSNA 414 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1730 N1682T PX- 1 5 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 29, 1820 TOTAL HOURS, 220 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASPEN,CO PUEBLO,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 34 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR REMARKS- ICE & SNOW ON WINGS.HIT FENCE,CONTINUED DEPARTURE.CRASHED AT 11800FT MSL.RECOVERED 11/29/77.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1682T
- Reported as
- Cessna 414
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sardy Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.