Date: | Wednesday 25 August 1982 |
Time: | 13:30 |
Type: | Convair CV-440 |
Owner/operator: | Air Resorts Airlines |
Registration: | N477KW |
MSN: | 210 |
Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
Total airframe hrs: | 37102 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB3 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Wolf Creek Pass, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO (PUB/KPUB) |
Destination airport: | Carlsbad-McClellan-Palomar Airport, CA (CLD/KCRQ) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The aircraft collided with a mountain at 11700 feet while continuing VFR flight in worsening weather conditions. The aircraft was owned by National Flight Services, but operated by Air Resorts Airlines.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
VFR flight into IMC .. continued .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition .. clouds
terrain condition .. mountainous/hilly
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN82FA175 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Miami International Airport, FL (MIA); March 1978
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