- Date
- November 9, 1985, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1909TPiper PA-230-250
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851109076719A
- Case key
- 16791
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Analysis
The plt had new avionics and autopilot system installed in the acft prior to the accident. Ntap data indicated that the acft did not attain the assigned alt of 8200 ft prior to reaching the outer marker. The acft did not get established on the localizer course for rwy 34R and the rate of descent increased after passage of the outer marker. The acft impacted hilly terrain at a high rate of speed with the landing gear and flaps in the up position, aprx 1 mile north of the marker. Post crash exam of acft revealed no. 1 nav radio was tuned to 117.0, the denver VOR freq. The standby nav freq was 111.3, the localizer freq for rwy 34R. The inbound heading for 34R is 347 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1909T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-230-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-2958
- Airframe hours
- 4,004
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-C4B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William J. Parker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 25, 1985 · 128 hours before
- Departed
- MLE · Omaha, NE
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- APA · Centennial, runway 34R, 10,000 × 101 ft, asphalt
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,231 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APA, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.