ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328458
Date: | Monday 19 November 1979 |
Time: | 20:15 |
Type: | Cessna 500 Citation I |
Owner/operator: | National Jet Industries |
Registration: | N555AJ |
MSN: | 500-0007 |
Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Denver-Arapahoe County Airport, CO (APA) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Albuquerque International Airport, NM (ABQ/KABQ) |
Destination airport: | Denver-Arapahoe County Airport, CO (APA/KAPA) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Crashed while on an ILS approach to Denver-Araphoe Airport runway 34R. Pilot was upgraded to captain just 6 days prior and co-pilot certified just 2 days prior to crash. Improper IFR operation in icing conditions.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
pilot in command - improper IFR operation
FACTOR(S):
weather - low ceiling
weather - snow
weather - icing conditions-includes sleet,freezing rain,etc.
weather briefing - briefed by flight service personnel, by phone
weather forecast - forecast substantially correct
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN80FA009 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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