ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41399
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| Date: | Thursday 6 August 1998 |
| Time: | 08:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210N |
| Owner/operator: | Ford Farms Inc. |
| Registration: | N2WF |
| MSN: | 21063787 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1259 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Creede, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Center, CO (1V8) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was on a flight to distribute the cremation ashes of the pilot's mother. Witnesses observed the airplane fly around the high altitude valley (elevation 10,400 feet, density altitude 11,864 feet) once and then spin to the ground. One witness observed a 'cloud of something' pass behind the airplane moments before it 'spun to the ground.' Records indicate that the pilot had accumulated a total of 441 hours of flight experience, with approximately 30 hours in the last 12 months. Toxicology tests on the pilot revealed that sertraline (trade name Zoloft, a non-approved drug for flight status) was present in his brain in levels several times higher than what would normally be expected from the maximum recommended dosage. A powder, which was light tan in color and gritty to the touch (similar to cremation ashes), was found throughout the cabin area.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying airspeed and the subsequent stall/spin. A contributing factor was high density altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98FA344
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 January 1987 | N2WF | Ford Farms, Inc. | 0 | Pueblo, CO | |
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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 16:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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