- Date
- October 8, 1979
- Place
- Crested Butte, CO · CRESTED BUTTE, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N13CABrittnorman BN2A-9
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791008034129A
- Case key
- 133567
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2965 79/10/8 CRESTED BUTTE,CO BRITTNORMAN BN2A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1910 N13CA PX- 0 1 3 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 28, 1832 TOTAL HOURS, 146 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESTED BUTTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENVER,CO CRESTED BUTTE,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING REMARKS- OFFICIAL NIGHT 1922HRS.LOW INTENSITY RUNWAY LITES 25FT BEYOND EACH EDGE OF RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13CA
- Reported as
- Brittnorman BN2A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crested Butte
N13CARegistration cancelled Nov 23, 1988 · Britten-Norman BN-2A-9Airframe modelBritten-Norman BN-2A-9
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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.