- Date
- March 12, 1987, 18:39 local (Mar 13, 1987, 01:39 UTC)
- Place
- Basalt, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4581ERockwell 680FL
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870312006299A
- Case key
- 17099
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
N4581E was operating under 14 CFR 135 carrying cargo. The plt stated that he departed VFR and had '7 to 10' mi vis at the acdt site. Witnesses at and near the acdt site stated that heavy snow was falling at the time of the acdt and the vis was 1 mi or less. The acft struck a 2 story duplex in a lt wing low attitude, 18 ft AGL. Post crash exam of the acft and engines revealed no evidence of mech malfunction or failure. The plt had been grounded for a couple of weeks prior to the acdt due to med problems. There was no record that indicated the plt had been route checked for ops at aspen.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4581E
- Reported as
- Rockwell 680FL
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1672134
- Airframe hours
- 4,267
- Engine
- Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Energy Air Charters Of Mt, doing business as Air Parcel
- Registered owner
- Harry B Combs, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · February 20, 1987 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- ASE · Aspen, CO
- Destination
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 32
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,424 total · 104 in this make and model · 4,091 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,800 ft
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ASE, 8 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.