- Date
- November 12, 1990, 12:16 local (19:16 UTC)
- Place
- Aspen, CO
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N732DSCessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901112049649A
- Case key
- 18008
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Probable cause
Improper planning/decision by the pilot and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, while turning over high terrain beside the airport, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors related to the accident were: excessive gross weight of the aircraft, high density altitude, the terrain, and lack of available altitude to recover from the stall.
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 airplane was cleared for takeoff at 1215:00, and the controller asked the pilot if he would be departing to the southwest or if he would be proceeding to the north and down the valley. The pilot answered by giving his call sign only. The controller observed what appeared to be a normal takeoff, then his attention was diverted to other traffic. When he saw the airplane again, it was in a steep left turn. The airplane crashed in a slightly inverted attitude about 1/4 mile west of the airport. No evidence was found of an airframe, engine, propeller, or system failure/malfunction. High mountainous terrain surrounded the airport. The airplane was estimated to be 80 to 90 lbs over its max gross weight limit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N732DS
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061439
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-HCR, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Barrett, Lawrence Collins
- Departed
- ASE
- Destination
- SNA · Santa Ana, CA
- Airport
- ASE · Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Fld, runway 33, 7,003 × 100 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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 937 total · 621 in this make and model · 816 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 14 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.50 inHg
- Observed at
- ASE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.