DEN84FA308

The airplane departed grandby 8/10/84 and failed to arrive at its destination. On 8/23/87, it was found on the slope of a high tree-covered ridge. Video tape recovered from the wreckage provided a visual and audio record of the flight from takeoff to impact. Comparing the recording to a topographical map, the flight was climbing and its altitude above the ground was decreasing when it crashed at the 10,200-FT level. During the last few seconds of the tape, the terrain dominated the view through the cockpit window. The pilot made a 60-DEG bank, and the stall warning horn could be heard 3 times during aprx 180 deg of turn. The airplane subsequently stalled, flipped over, and entered the trees. The density altitude was about 13,000 ft.