ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39683
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| Date: | Sunday 26 July 1998 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft H35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | James R. & Maggie D. Ash |
| Registration: | N35DE |
| MSN: | D-4893 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4551 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-C1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Veta, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Alamosa, CO (KALS) |
| Oshkosh, WI (KOSH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non instrument rated private pilot and his passenger were en route from Buckeye, Arizona, to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to attend the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual fly-in. The airplane landed at Alamosa, Colorado, and was refueled. According to the lineman who serviced the airplane, the passenger was apprehensive and expressed concern about the weather conditions. Other pilots attempted to fly through La Veta Pass and were forced to turn back because the pass was obscured. The lineman said that when N35DE departed, the weather was 'pretty nasty.' It had been raining 'off and on,' the sky was overcast, and the mountains to the east were obscured. The airplane was found four days later on the south face of Mount Maestas (elevation 11,569 feet mean sea level (MSL) , about the 9,000 foot level, just below La Veta Pass (summit, 9,413 feet MSL). Examination of the wreckage did not disclose any evidence of mechanical malfunction.
Probable Cause: The pilot's poor judgment by intentionally flying into instrument meteorological conditions without proper certification. Factors were his failure to obtain a weather briefing, and the existing weather conditions that included clouds, rain, and obscuration.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98FA339
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Apr-2024 17:52 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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