Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Mittwoch 17 Januar 1990 |
Zeit: | 07:19 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Cessna 208A Cargomaster |
Fluggesellschaft: | Federal Express |
Kennzeichen: | N835FE |
Werknummer: | 20800091 |
Baujahr: | 1986 |
Betriebsstunden: | 2368 |
Triebwerk: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 17 km (10.6 Meilen) SW of Leadville, CO ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
Flug von: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN), USA |
Flug nach: | Montrose County Airport, CO (MTJ/KMTJ), USA |
Flugnummer: | 824 |
Unfallbericht:Flight 824 departed Denver at 06:42 for an IFR flight at FL180 to Montrose. The aircraft climbed to FL145 and maintained that altitude until crashing 50 feet (15 m) below the summit of the 14,221-ft (4350 m) Mount Massive. Toxicological tests revealed marijuana metabolite level of 37 ng/ml in urine and 1 ng/ml in blood. The pilot was once convicted in 1974 for possession of controlled substance, but had no other alcohol/drug convictions.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Diversion of the pilot's attention, resulting in an in flight collision with terrain during normal cruise flight."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 8 months | Accident number: | DEN90FA043 | Download report: | Summary report
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Informationsquelle:
» NTSB id DEN90FA043
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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 Denver International Airport, CO to Montrose County Airport, CO as the crow flies is 314 km (196 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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.