ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298616
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Date: | Thursday 27 July 2000 |
Time: | 08:50 LT |
Type: | Mooney M20K |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N252KD |
MSN: | 25-1191 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2725 hours |
Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-MB |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Cheyenne, Wyoming -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Boulder, CO (1V5) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The single-engine airplane impacted terrain just below the peak of a 100-foot ridge, cleared the ridge, and descended into the valley located on the opposite side of the ridge from the initial impact. A post-crash fire burned the airplane along with approximately 4,000 acres of grass and brush. There were no witnesses to the accident and no distress calls were received from the commercial pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No anomalies were noted during examination of the aircraft, and the propeller displayed evidence of engine power at the time of impact.
Probable Cause: the airplane's in-flight collision with hilly terrain for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN00FA141 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 12 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DEN00FA141
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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