ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38669
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| Date: | Sunday 30 April 2000 |
| Time: | 12:11 |
| Type: |  Ted Smith Aerostar 601 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7421S |
| MSN: | 61-0006 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO540-P1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Estes Park, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Page, AZ (PGA) |
| Fort Collins, CO (3V5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on a cross-country flight, according to radar data and weather information, the pilot descended below terrain clearance altitude and entered IMC conditions. The aircraft impacted a mountain peak approximately 100 feet below the summit. No flight plan had been filed and the pilot was not instrument rated.
Probable Cause: A descent below the surrounding terrain, by the pilot, in IMC conditions. Factors were high mountainous terrain, clouds, inaccurate weather evaluation by the pilot, and the pilot's flight into IMC conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20795&key=1
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] |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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