ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39961
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 October 1988 |
| Time: | 17:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N3913K |
| MSN: | 28-23781 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2115 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Garfield, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pueblo, CO (PUB) |
| Salt Lake City , UT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A COMMERICAL PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED FLIGHT WITH HIS FAMILY ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS VIA MONARCH PASS. THE PLT SAID THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AS HE APPROACHED THE PASS, BUT STRONG DOWNDRAFTS FORCED HIM TO ABANDON HIS COURSE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN, HIS AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE UNTIL IT STRUCK TREES ON THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,800 FEET. THE ELEVATION OF MONARCH PASS IS 11,200 FEET AND THE PLT STATED THAT HE CLIMBED UP TO 12,500 FEET BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE PASS. AUTHORITIES ON WEATHER FORMATIONS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION STATED THAT DOWNDRAFTS HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED AS HIGH AS 3000 FEET ABOVE MOUNTAINS. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X27028
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] |
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