Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Mittwoch 25 August 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)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Leerflug |
Flug von: | Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO (PUB/KPUB), USA |
Flug nach: | Carlsbad-McClellan-Palomar Airport, CA (CLD/KCRQ), USA |
Unfallbericht: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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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | DEN82FA175 | Download report: | Summary report
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Informationsquelle:
» NTSB
Fotos
accident date:
25-08-1982type: 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).
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.