ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37121
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 October 1998 |
| Time: | 10:58 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Sundance Air, Inc. |
| Registration: | N35533 |
| MSN: | 31-8052047 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12411 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chavez Peak, near Hayden, Routt County, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Colorado Sprgs, CO |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Part 135 cargo flight was approaching its destination on an IFR flight plan. The pilot had requested the ILS-DME approach to runway 10, but 2 minutes later, he changed his request to the VOR-B approach to runway 28. ARTCC cleared him for the approach to the non-towered airport. The pilot contacted the airport's Unicom, and requested that the ramp personnel be standing by with fuel and oxygen. The airplane was found 5.8 nm from the approach end of runway 28, at 7,900 feet. The approach minimums for the VOR-B was 7,900 feet, which the pilot could descend to at 8.7 nm. The VOR was located 285 degrees at 13.6 nm from the accident site, and the ILS-DME transmitter was located 285 degrees at 5.6 nm from the accident site. The airplane was equipped with a single DME display head, and it had a Nav 1/Nav 2 selector switch.
Probable Cause: The pilot not following instrument procedures and subsequently descended to minimums prematurely. Factors were the mountainous terrain and the falling snow.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN99FA016
FAA register: 2, FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=35533
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 October 1985 | N35533 | Laurence Similey | 0 | Panaca, NV | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Jun-2015 14:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 15-Oct-2017 17:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2024 15:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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