ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 326117
Date: | Wednesday 17 January 1990 |
Time: | 07:19 |
Type: | Cessna 208A Cargomaster |
Owner/operator: | Federal Express |
Registration: | N835FE |
MSN: | 20800091 |
Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2368 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 17 km SW of Leadville, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) |
Destination airport: | Montrose County Airport, CO (MTJ/KMTJ) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative: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: "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 |
Report number: | DEN90FA043 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB id DEN90FA043
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