Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 25 AUG 1982 |
| Zeit: | 13:30 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Convair CV-440 |
| Betrieben durch: | Air Resorts Airlines |
| Gemietet von : | National Flight Services |
| Kennzeichen: | N477KW |
| Werknummer: | 210 |
| Baujahr: | 1954 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 37102 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB3 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Sachschaden: | schwer beschädigt |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Wolf Creek Pass, CO (USA) |
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Leerflug |
| Flug von: | Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO (PUB/KPUB), USA |
| Carlsbad-McClellan-Palomar Airport, CA (CLD/KCRQ), USA |
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 Informationsquelle:
» NTSB
Fotos
N477KW was sold Ocean Airways before finally ending up at National Flight Services in September 1981
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.
