- Date
- June 18, 1980
- Place
- Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Injuries
- 10 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19800618022701A19800618022712A
- Case key
- 130349
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3290 80/6/18 NR.ASPEN,CO CESSNA 310 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 826 TIME - 1025 N7FC PX- 5 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 4 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRESTED BUTTE,CO ASPEN,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 15 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 145 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3290 80/6/18 NR.ASPEN,CO CESSNA 182 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 332 TIME - 1025 N2793F PX- 2 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 6 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASPEN,CO GUNNISON,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 20 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 145 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- COLLIDED OVER EAST MAROON PASS.PASS IS 1 TO 1-1/4 MILES WIDE.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2793F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2793FRegistration cancelled May 6, 2015 · Cessna 182JAirframe modelCessna 182JEngine modelContinental O-470 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N7FC
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19800618022701ACessna 182J · Aspen, COCollided in mid air with N7FC over an east maroon pass. Impact on a near head on angle. Vertical angle zero.Accident 19800618022712ACessna 310P · Aspen, COCollided in mid air with N2793F over an east maroon pass. Impact on a near headon angle. Zero vertical angle.
Other investigations on N2793F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.