- Date
- November 29, 1986, 13:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Steamboat Sprgs, CO
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N36TSBeech A36TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861129062219A
- Case key
- 17083
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt and four paxs were returning home from a ski vacation. A witness at the arpt observed a normal takeoff and saw the acft turn towards an area of high terrain located approximately 1.5 miles from the Steamboat arpt. The witness observed N36TS continue on a heading towards copper ridge at an altitude that was not sufficient to clear the summit. The acft collided with trees and the ground approximately 100 feet below the summit. The acft was destroyed by a post crash fire. Performance charts for the acft indicated a rate of climb of 1,060 fpm and a distance of approximately 5 miles to climb from 6,879 feet to 8,400 feet. There was no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure of the acft structure, flt control sys, eng or prop prior to the initial impact. Attempts to locate the plts log books for flt time was unsuccessful. Time EST from med records.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36TS
- Reported as
- Beech A36TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- EA 221
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520 SERI, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Randy Bacchus
- Registered owner
- Kenneth W. Bacchus
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- MSP · Minneapolis, MN
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 530 total · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBS, 2 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.