- Date
- January 11, 1988, 20:10 local (Jan 12, 1988, 03:10 UTC)
- Place
- Kiowa, CO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9565TCessna T303
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880111000449A
- Case key
- 17347
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Analysis
The plt obtained two wx briefings and filed an IFR flt plan to el paso, TX. He was not instrument rated. The acft departed apa at 1959 and disappeared from radar at 2010. The crash site was 11- 1/2 mi se of the Kiowa VORTAC and 36 mi se of apa. Radar showed a 15-MI wide band of snow showers se of the Kiowa VORTAC. Ground witnesses reported blizzard conditions. Plt medical certificate stated, 'not valid for night flight or by color control.' Plt autopsy also disclosed 'myxomatous alteration of the mitral valve, consistent with mitral valve prolapse (floppy mitral valve).'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9565T
- Reported as
- Cessna T303
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T30300027
- Airframe hours
- 1,070
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-AE, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Amspray Sales Corporation
- Registered owner
- Amspray Sales Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 28, 1987
- Departed
- APA · Englewood, CO
- Destination
- ELP · El Paso, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,550 total · 42 in this make and model · 4,470 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 270° at 20 knots, gusting 40
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.