- Date
- October 11, 1985, 08:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Eagle, CO
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1611CCessna 180
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851011051159A
- Case key
- 16790
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Analysis
The plt departed Eagle arpt with 3 pax to fly them to the white owl lake area for the reported purpose of looking for a possible camping site for hunting activities. The plt encountered IMC and lost control of the acft. He was not instrument rated. All occupants were fatally injured. Hunters reported low ceilings and visibility with snow squalls in the area of the accident site. Witnesses reported hearing the eng sound stop but were unaable to see the acft because visibility was reduced by snow. The acft crashed on an 11,000 ft plateau. Examination of the accident site revealed the acft impacted in a 45 degree nose low, left wing low attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1611C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30311
- Airframe hours
- 2,857
- Engine
- Continental O-470-J, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Edmund Reynolds
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 5, 1984 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- EAE · Eagle, CO
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 623 total · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 8 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.