ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265082
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| Date: | Saturday 3 July 2021 |
| Time: | 18:38 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft G36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | LEC Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N36JJ |
| MSN: | E-3785 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1407 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aspen, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, CO (ASE/KASE) |
| Des Moines International Airport, IA (DSM/KDSM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On July 3, 2021, about 1838 mountain daylight time, a Beech G36 airplane, N36JJ, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Aspen, Colorado. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight.
While attempting to navigate over mountainous terrain on a cross-country flight, the pilot flew the airplane into a canyon with high mountains. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data indicated that the pilot likely attempted to fly out of the canyon. The airplane impacted trees and rising terrain and was destroyed by impact forces and a postimpact fire. Postaccident examination of the airplane and engine revealed no anomalies that would have contributed to the accident.
The pilot initially requested an instrument flight rules flight plan, which included an instrument departure that the airplane was not equipped to fly. The pilot then requested a visual flight rules departure and provided his own navigation. The investigation could not determine, from the available evidence for this accident, if the pilot was familiar with or prepared to fly visually through the mountain pass.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to navigate through mountainous terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/two-men-dead-after-private-plane-crashes-east-of-aspen-near-midway-pass/
https://www.denverpost.com/2021/07/04/aspen-midway-pass-plane-crash/
https://newslebrity.com/plane-crashes-east-of-aspen-killing-2/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N36JJ/history/20210703/2330Z/KASE/KDSM
https://kcdn.hangar67.com/photos/18363/969260b608.jpg (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2021 05:48 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 05-Jul-2021 05:57 | Captain Adam | Updated [Date, Embed code] |
| 05-Jul-2021 07:05 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2021 08:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 07-Jul-2021 06:13 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 09:41 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2021 07:57 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 11-Dec-2021 15:57 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
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