- Date
- February 7, 1983, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Leadville, CO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N91774Navion G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830207006369A
- Case key
- 15969
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Analysis
The acft crashed into a mountain at the 12000 ft level in bad weather during a cross-country flt. Before takeoff the pilot had been advised of adverse weather enroute with VFR flt not recommended. He said he would fly out to check the weather and return if it was too bad. Later he called aspen for a'fix' or aid in returning and was told he would have tocall denver. A local resident heard the pilot trying to call denver but contact was never made. Sometime later an flt signal was reported. The acrt was found the following day in a snow covered wilderness area near leadvlle co.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91774
- Reported as
- Navion G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- NAV-4-488F
- Airframe hours
- 2,964
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-H, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Benton Bullock
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 21, 1982 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- ASE · Aspen, CO
- Destination
- COSA · Colorado Spring, CO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,050 total · 1,050 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ASE, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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