ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38318
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 November 1983 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 414 |
| Owner/operator: | William Geary |
| Registration: | N7724N |
| MSN: | 414-0436 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1862 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aurora, Arapahoe County, near Denver, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Reno–Tahoe International Airport, Reno, Nevada (RNO/KRNO) |
| Arapahoe County Airport, Englewood, Colorado (APA/KAPA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
DURING WEATHER BRIEFINGS THE PILOT WAS ADVISED OF ICING CONDITIONS IN THE DENVER AREA. WHILE APPROACHING THE DENVER AREA THE PILOT RADIOED 'CAN YOU GET ME DOWN, IT'S A LITTLE BIT ICY UP HERE.' THE PILOT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ASKED & WAS GIVEN A CLOSE TURN ONTO THE OUTER MARKER.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO OVERFLY THE AIRPORT AT ABOUT 500 FEET AGL. THE PILOT THEN ACKNOWLEDGED THE MISSED APPROACH INSTRUCTIONS, & 1 MIN LATER REPORTED ...'LOTS OF ICE...' & '...I'M STALLING OUT...' THE PILOT REPORTEDLY DID NOT LIKE TO FLY APPROACHES TO MINIMUMS & SET THE ALTITUDE ALERTER TO AN ALTITUDE ABOVE MINIMUMS AS A SAFETY MARGIN.
THE PILOT HAD LOGGED 3.5 HRS ACTUAL & 4.1 HRS SIMULATED INSTRUMENT TIME, & 3 INSTRUMENT APPROACHES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE AICRAFT'S C OF G WAS 6 INCHES AFT OF THE AFT C OF G LIMIT.
Probable Cause
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
Occurrence #1: IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH WEATHER
Phase of Operation: APPROACH
Findings
1. (F) WEATHER CONDITION - ICING CONDITIONS
2. (F) FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER - INTENTIONAL - PILOT IN COMMAND
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Occurrence #2: LOSS OF CONTROL - IN FLIGHT
Phase of Operation: MISSED APPROACH (IFR)
Findings
3. (F) LIGHT CONDITION - DARK NIGHT
4. (F) WEATHER CONDITION - SNOW
5. (F) WEATHER CONDITION - LOW CEILING
6. (C) IFR PROCEDURE - IMPROPER - PILOT IN COMMAND
7. (C) DECISION HEIGHT - NOT ATTAINED - PILOT IN COMMAND
8. (F) UNDERCONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITY - PILOT IN COMMAND
9. (F) LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT TIME - PILOT IN COMMAND
10. (F) MISSED APPROACH - INITIATED - PILOT IN COMMAND
11. (C) WING - ICE
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification DEN84FA030 at https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X45030
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7724N
3. https://planecrashmap.com/plane/co/N7724N/
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-cessna-414-chancellor-englewood-2-killed
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reno%E2%80%93Tahoe_International_Airport
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Airport
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] |
| 05-Jul-2018 00:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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