ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 8407
Last updated: 22 July 2020
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| Date: | 28-JUN-1964 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 310B |
| Owner/operator: | Western Alliance Leasing Co Inc |
| Registration: | N5456A |
| C/n / msn: | 35656 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aspen, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Aspen, Colorado |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Written off (destroyed) 28/6/1964 when crashed at Aspen, Colorado, killing all four persons on board (pilot and three passengers). The NTSB report notes that the aircraft experienced a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) due to the "pilot in commanded continuing VFR flight in adverse weather conditions". Aircraft originally posted as "missing" until wreckage located: recovery date of wreckage 17/10/1964 (some four months later).
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: Unknown at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=80466&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=5456A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Aug-2016 13:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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