Narrative:
The aircraft collided with a mountain at 11700 feet while continuing VFR flight in worsening weather conditions. The aircraft was owned by National Flight Services, but operated by Air Resorts Airlines.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
VFR flight into IMC .. continued .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition .. clouds
terrain condition .. mountainous/hilly
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
accident date: 25-08-1982
type: Convair CV-440
registration: N477KW
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 25 August 1982 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-440 |
| Operating for: | Air Resorts Airlines |
| Leased from: | National Flight Services |
| Registration: | N477KW |
| MSN: | 210 |
| First flight: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 37102 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB3 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Wolf Creek Pass, CO ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO (PUB/KPUB), United States of America |
| Carlsbad-McClellan-Palomar Airport, CA (CLD/KCRQ), United States of America |
The aircraft collided with a mountain at 11700 feet while continuing VFR flight in worsening weather conditions. The aircraft was owned by National Flight Services, but operated by Air Resorts Airlines.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
VFR flight into IMC .. continued .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition .. clouds
terrain condition .. mountainous/hilly
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
VFR flight in IMC Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 25-08-1982
type: Convair CV-440
registration: N477KW
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO to Carlsbad-McClellan-Palomar Airport, CA as the crow flies is 1279 km (799 miles).
Distance from Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO to Carlsbad-McClellan-Palomar Airport, CA as the crow flies is 1279 km (799 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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