- Date
- February 20, 1990, 19:49 local (Feb 21, 1990, 02:49 UTC)
- Place
- Pueblo, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1666HPiper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900220002479A
- Case key
- 17819
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path and sufficient altitude to clear obstacles.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot diverted to Pueblo, CO after experiencing a problem with the left engine. He was given vectors for the ILS approach to runway 8L and reported the runway insight near the outer marker. An air traffic controller in the tower cab stated he saw N1666H on the approach and as the airplane 'passed through a scud layer, it appeared to be in a steep descent.' The captain of a mesa airlines flight excuting the approach behind N1666H stated he flew through a layer of fog in the vicinity of the accident site and his view of the runway was obscured. The airplane struck the marked static wire a top a 75 ft. pole, approximately 7,000 ft. from the approach end of runway 8L. Postaccident investigation revealed no evidence of a preimpact malfunction of the airframe structure, flight control systems, engines or propellers.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1666H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7770132
- Airframe hours
- 2,645
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-E-1, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Winicki, Sidney
- Registered owner
- Win Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- PUB
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial, runway 8L, 10,496 × 150 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- 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
- 2,358 total · 85 in this make and model · 2,292 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 130° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 18 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PUB, 1 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.