- Date
- March 28, 1985, 19:30 local (Mar 29, 1985, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Calhan, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N772CBGulfstream 681
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850328010059A
- Case key
- 16533
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight encounter with weather
Light condition - nightFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Inadequate transition/upgrade trainingCause
Weather condition - turbulenceFactor
Flight into known adverse weather - initiatedCause
Lack of familiarity with aircraftCause
Weather condition - nightFactor
Vfr flight into imc - continuedCause
Became lost/disoriented - inadvertentCause
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - uncontrolledCause
Altitude - uncontrolledCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - open fieldFactor
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Analysis
During a xcountry flt from WI to CA and return, the noninst, low experienced pvt plt, flew into IMC conditions. The acft impacted flat snow-covered grd, destroying the acft and fatally injuring his pax. Exam of wreckage revealed no evidence of pre-acc malfunction of the acft or its pwr plants.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N772CB
- Reported as
- Gulfstream 681
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6050
- Airframe hours
- 4,500
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331-1151K, 575 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · May 1, 1984 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- Van Nuys, CA
- Destination
- DEN · Denver, CO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 411 total · 376 in this make and model · 37 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 7 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.